Star · F6I
HIP 59551
HIP 59551 is a supergiant star of spectral type F6I in the constellation Musca, 2,786 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Musca |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,786 light-years (854.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.05 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.61 |
| Spectral type | F6I |
| Surface temperature | 3,420 K |
| Luminosity | 15,900 L☉ |
| Radius | 360 R☉ |
| Mass | 14.4 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 12m 47.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −70° 09′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.05). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 20° N. South of latitude 20° S 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 761 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 49 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 59551, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.49, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cepheus. 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.