Star · K0
HIP 70874
HIP 70874 is a supergiant star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Apus, 557.7 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Apus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 557.7 light-years (171.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.06 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.10 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,350 K |
| Luminosity | 193 L☉ |
| Radius | 24.5 R☉ |
| Mass | 4.09 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 29m 37.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −76° 43′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.06). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 13° N. South of latitude 13° S it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1468. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 9.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 70874, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.99, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cassiopeia. 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.