Star · K3V
HIP 68184
HIP 68184 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K3V in the constellation Ursa Major, 32.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 32.8 light-years (10.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.49 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.48 |
| Spectral type | K3V |
| Surface temperature | 4,650 K |
| Luminosity | 0.364 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.93 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.777 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 57m 32.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +61° 29′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.49). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 29° S. North of latitude 29° 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 1993. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 582 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 68184, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 4.84, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydrus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3855 2.55 light-years
- 2MASS J13243553+6358281 2.59 light-years
- GJ 9492 4.90 light-years
- Gl 487 5.11 light-years
- 2MASS J12373919+6526148 5.75 light-years
- GJ 1187 7.20 light-years
- Gl 508A 8.61 light-years
- Gl 508B 8.61 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.