Star · F8I
HIP 64587
HIP 64587 is a supergiant star of spectral type F8I in the constellation Chamaeleon, 2,100 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Chamaeleon |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,100 light-years (644.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.84 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.20 |
| Spectral type | F8I |
| Surface temperature | 4,650 K |
| Luminosity | 2,710 L☉ |
| Radius | 80.3 R☉ |
| Mass | 8.69 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 14m 17.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −78° 26′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.84). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 12° N. South of latitude 12° S it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around 75 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 37 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 64587, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.87, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cepheus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.