Star · G4IV
HIP 61443
HIP 61443 is a subgiant star of spectral type G4IV in the constellation Crux, 154.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Crux |
|---|---|
| Distance | 154.9 light-years (47.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.22 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.84 |
| Spectral type | G4IV |
| Surface temperature | 5,500 K |
| Luminosity | 7.25 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.97 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.64 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 35m 29.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −61° 50′ 30″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 64.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.22). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 28° N. South of latitude 28° 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 1871. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 61443, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.21, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cassiopeia. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 60845 8.81 light-years
- HIP 60601 11.9 light-years
- HIP 60321 13.8 light-years
- HIP 59901 14.6 light-years
- HIP 63880 15.0 light-years
- HIP 62809 17.0 light-years
- HIP 60497 18.3 light-years
- HIP 56950 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.