Star · K5
HIP 67778
HIP 67778 is a supergiant star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Canes Venatici, 1,048 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,048 light-years (321.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.06 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,720 K |
| Luminosity | 920 L☉ |
| Radius | 73 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.38 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 53m 08.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +40° 20′ 17″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.48). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 50° S. North of latitude 50° 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 978. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 19 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 67778, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.37, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Phoenix. 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.