Star · K5III
HIP 60468
HIP 60468 is a giant star of spectral type K5III in the constellation Hydra, 1,288 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hydra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,288 light-years (395.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.39 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.59 |
| Spectral type | K5III |
| Surface temperature | 3,690 K |
| Luminosity | 1,580 L☉ |
| Radius | 97.4 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.45 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 23m 47.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −30° 20′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 62.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.39). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 60° N. South of latitude 60° 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 the year 738. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 23 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 60468, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.81, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. 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.