Star · K2
HIP 83834
HIP 83834 is a supergiant star of spectral type K2 in the constellation Hercules, 1,101 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,101 light-years (337.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.44 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.20 |
| Spectral type | K2 |
| Surface temperature | 4,150 K |
| Luminosity | 634 L☉ |
| Radius | 48.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.74 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 08m 00.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +31° 12′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.44). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 59° S. North of latitude 59° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 925. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 20 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 83834, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.47, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Columba. 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.