Star · K5
HIP 74561
HIP 74561 is a supergiant star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Boötes, 650.9 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Boötes |
|---|---|
| Distance | 650.9 light-years (199.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.98 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.52 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,720 K |
| Luminosity | 565 L☉ |
| Radius | 57.3 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.55 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 14m 06.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +31° 47′ 16″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 47.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.98). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 58° S. North of latitude 58° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1375. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 12 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 74561, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.33, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Fornax. 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.