Star · K5
HIP 68537
HIP 68537 is a supergiant star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Draco, 804.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 804.5 light-years (246.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.34 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.62 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,930 K |
| Luminosity | 469 L☉ |
| Radius | 46.7 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.27 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 01m 50.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +68° 40′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 45.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.34). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 21° S. North of latitude 21° 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 1222. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 14 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 68537, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.79, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydrus. 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.