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Star · K0III

HIP 71182

HIP 71182 is a giant star of spectral type K0III in the constellation Lupus, 362.7 light-years from the Sun.

ConstellationLupus
Distance362.7 light-years (111.2 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 5.86
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 0.63
Spectral typeK0III
Surface temperature4,550 K
Luminosity84.8 L☉
Radius14.8 R☉
Mass3.23 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)14h 33m 30.0s
Declination (J2000)−52° 40′ 46″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)42.3 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.86). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 37° N. South of latitude 37° S 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 1663. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.4 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around HIP 71182, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.06, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Perseus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

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Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.