Star · B8III
HIP 66236
HIP 66236 is a giant star of spectral type B8III in the constellation Centaurus, 3,322 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 3,322 light-years (1,018 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.32 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.72 |
| Spectral type | B8III |
| Surface temperature | 10,820 K |
| Luminosity | 4,130 L☉ |
| Radius | 18.3 R☉ |
| Mass | 9.81 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 34m 29.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −48° 16′ 20″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 122.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.32). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 42° N. South of latitude 42° 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 1297 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 59 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 66236, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.87, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. 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.