Star · G4IV
HIP 60591
HIP 60591 is a subgiant star of spectral type G4IV in the constellation Centaurus, 171.0 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 171.0 light-years (52.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.50 |
| Spectral type | G4IV |
| Surface temperature | 5,770 K |
| Luminosity | 9.27 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.05 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.75 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 25m 08.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −42° 30′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.10). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 47° N. South of latitude 47° 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 1855. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 60591, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.43, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 61580 11.0 light-years
- HIP 60051 11.4 light-years
- HIP 58813 12.6 light-years
- HIP 58815 12.7 light-years
- HIP 59604 12.9 light-years
- HIP 61505 15.9 light-years
- HIP 59557 16.9 light-years
- HIP 60016 18.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.