Star · K5III
HIP 59384
HIP 59384 is a giant star of spectral type K5III in the constellation Camelopardalis, 1,889 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,889 light-years (579.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.00 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.81 |
| Spectral type | K5III |
| Surface temperature | 3,620 K |
| Luminosity | 5,360 L☉ |
| Radius | 186 R☉ |
| Mass | 10.6 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 10m 60.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +81° 42′ 35″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 80.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.00). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 8° S. North of latitude 8° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 137. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 34 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 59384, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.64, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydrus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.