Star · K0
HIP 78153
HIP 78153 is a supergiant star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Hercules, 346.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 346.2 light-years (106.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.30 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.17 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,490 K |
| Luminosity | 53.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 12.1 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.83 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 57m 29.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +39° 41′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 44.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.30). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 50° S. North of latitude 50° 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 1680. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 78153, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.96, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Horologium. 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.