Star · F6IV
HIP 59291
HIP 59291 is a subgiant star of spectral type F6IV in the constellation Draco, 232.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 232.5 light-years (71.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.34 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.08 |
| Spectral type | F6IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,340 K |
| Luminosity | 12.8 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.96 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.89 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 09m 47.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +74° 39′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 18.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.34). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 15° S. North of latitude 15° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1794. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 59291, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.09, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydrus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Funi 12.4 light-years
- HIP 61974 12.4 light-years
- HIP 58483 14.8 light-years
- HIP 62598 16.1 light-years
- HIP 55378 19.0 light-years
- HIP 53656 19.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.