Star · K3III
HIP 69569
HIP 69569 is a giant star of spectral type K3III in the constellation Boötes, 146.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Boötes |
|---|---|
| Distance | 146.3 light-years (44.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.23 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.97 |
| Spectral type | K3III |
| Surface temperature | 4,580 K |
| Luminosity | 9.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.93 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.76 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 14m 23.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +41° 31′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.23). 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 1880. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 69569, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.09, 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 70470 8.59 light-years
- HIP 68134 11.0 light-years
- TOI-2076 12.4 light-years
- HIP 69735 16.6 light-years
- HIP 70235 17.1 light-years
- HIP 71165 17.7 light-years
- SDSS J143251.01+363643.6 18.8 light-years
- HIP 66514 18.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.