Star · K5
HIP 6492
HIP 6492 is a supergiant star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Pisces, 1,151 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Pisces |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,151 light-years (352.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.97 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.77 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,550 K |
| Luminosity | 2,320 L☉ |
| Radius | 128 R☉ |
| Mass | 8.31 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 23m 24.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +20° 28′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.97). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 70° S. North of latitude 70° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 875. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 20 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 6492, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.57, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. 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.