Star · A6I
HIP 7593
HIP 7593 is a supergiant star of spectral type A6I in the constellation Cassiopeia, 8,701 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Cassiopeia |
|---|---|
| Distance | 8,701 light-years (2,668 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.49 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −5.64 |
| Spectral type | A6I |
| Surface temperature | 5,350 K |
| Luminosity | 18,600 L☉ |
| Radius | 158 R☉ |
| Mass | 15.1 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 37m 47.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +64° 44′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 42.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.49). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 25° S. North of latitude 25° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 8,701 years ago. At that time the first farming villages were being founded; there was no writing yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 154 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 7593, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 16.96, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Musca. 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.