Star · K5III
HIP 80898
HIP 80898 is a giant star of spectral type K5III in the constellation Hercules, 1,176 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,176 light-years (360.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.76 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.02 |
| Spectral type | K5III |
| Surface temperature | 3,640 K |
| Luminosity | 2,520 L☉ |
| Radius | 126 R☉ |
| Mass | 8.51 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 31m 13.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +22° 11′ 44″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.76). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 68° S. North of latitude 68° 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 850. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 21 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 80898, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.61, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. 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.