Star · K0III
HIP 61309
HIP 61309 is a giant star of spectral type K0III in the constellation Canes Venatici, 294.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
|---|---|
| Distance | 294.2 light-years (90.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.64 |
| Spectral type | K0III |
| Surface temperature | 4,720 K |
| Luminosity | 75.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 13 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.12 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 33m 38.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 14′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.42). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 57° S. North of latitude 57° N 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 1732. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 61309, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.61, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- SDSS J123034.66+324534.5 4.91 light-years
- HIP 60927 9.85 light-years
- HIP 61114 10.8 light-years
- HIP 61589 14.6 light-years
- HIP 61779 14.9 light-years
- HIP 60530 17.4 light-years
- HIP 62140 18.1 light-years
- HIP 60242 19.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.