Star · K2III
HIP 65951
HIP 65951 is a giant star of spectral type K2III in the constellation Canes Venatici, 248.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
|---|---|
| Distance | 248.9 light-years (76.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.07 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.66 |
| Spectral type | K2III |
| Surface temperature | 4,570 K |
| Luminosity | 32.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 9.08 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.45 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 31m 15.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +42° 06′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 42.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.07). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 48° S. North of latitude 48° N 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 1777. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 65951, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.24, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Phoenix. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 66464 12.7 light-years
- HIP 66905 13.1 light-years
- 20 CVn 14.6 light-years
- SDSS J131835.71+423950.8 15.3 light-years
- HIP 66135 16.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.