Star · K1
HIP 64348
HIP 64348 is a supergiant star of spectral type K1 in the constellation Centaurus, 231.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 231.7 light-years (71.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.24 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.98 |
| Spectral type | K1 |
| Surface temperature | 4,630 K |
| Luminosity | 58 L☉ |
| Radius | 11.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.9 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 11m 23.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −43° 22′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.24). 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 April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1794. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 64348, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.09, 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 64835 12.3 light-years
- HIP 63399 12.3 light-years
- HIP 63207 13.1 light-years
- HIP 65390 13.5 light-years
- 2MASS J12535039-4211215 14.2 light-years
- HIP 62645 15.7 light-years
- HIP 65201 18.7 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.