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Star · K0III

HIP 82135

HIP 82135 is a giant star of spectral type K0III in the constellation Scorpius, 287.7 light-years from the Sun.

ConstellationScorpius
Distance287.7 light-years (88.2 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 5.48
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 0.75
Spectral typeK0III
Surface temperature4,800 K
Luminosity64.8 L☉
Radius11.6 R☉
Mass2.99 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)16h 46m 48.0s
Declination (J2000)−39° 22′ 37″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)16.0 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.48). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 51° N. South of latitude 51° S 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 1738. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.1 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around HIP 82135, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.56, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Perseus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Neighbours

Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):

  • HIP 81845 3.72 light-years
  • HIP 81166 12.8 light-years
  • HIP 82227 14.8 light-years
  • HIP 81682 18.4 light-years

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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.