Star · G4IV
HIP 61379
HIP 61379 is a subgiant star of spectral type G4IV in the constellation Centaurus, 92.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 92.8 light-years (28.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.76 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.49 |
| Spectral type | G4IV |
| Surface temperature | 5,660 K |
| Luminosity | 3.82 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.03 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.4 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 34m 42.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −44° 40′ 23″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.76). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 45° N. South of latitude 45° 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 1933. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 61379, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.10, 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 60729 8.72 light-years
- HIP 62107 11.7 light-years
- DENIS-P J1157480-484442 12.2 light-years
- HIP 60370 12.3 light-years
- WISEA J130523.06-395104.9 12.7 light-years
- DENIS J1206501-393725 12.9 light-years
- HIP 61363 13.9 light-years
- HIP 58880 14.3 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.