Star · K
HIP 65535
HIP 65535 is a supergiant star of spectral type K in the constellation Centaurus, 212.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 212.7 light-years (65.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.11 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.04 |
| Spectral type | K |
| Surface temperature | 4,350 K |
| Luminosity | 67.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 14.5 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.03 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 26m 07.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −39° 45′ 19″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 90.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.11). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 50° N. South of latitude 50° 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 1813. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 65535, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.90, 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 64999 9.81 light-years
- HIP 65346 10.1 light-years
- HIP 65201 14.4 light-years
- HIP 66144 16.9 light-years
- HIP 63532 17.9 light-years
- HIP 65870 18.7 light-years
- HIP 67121 18.9 light-years
- HIP 64835 19.8 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.