Star · G8III
HIP 61296
HIP 61296 is a giant star of spectral type G8III in the constellation Corvus, 159.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Corvus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 159.9 light-years (49.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.58 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.13 |
| Spectral type | G8III |
| Surface temperature | 5,100 K |
| Luminosity | 15.9 L☉ |
| Radius | 5.09 R☉ |
| Mass | 2 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 33m 34.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −12° 49′ 49″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 18.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.58). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 77° N. South of latitude 77° 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 1866. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 61296, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.28, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 60829 10.7 light-years
- HIP 60802 11.2 light-years
- HIP 62304 13.0 light-years
- HIP 62921 14.1 light-years
- HIP 61224 15.1 light-years
- HIP 59905 18.2 light-years
- HIP 62636 18.4 light-years
- Gienah 18.5 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.