Star · M1
HIP 84311
HIP 84311 is a supergiant star of spectral type M1 in the constellation Ara, 1,800 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ara |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,800 light-years (551.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.08 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.63 |
| Spectral type | M1 |
| Surface temperature | 3,480 K |
| Luminosity | 5,730 L☉ |
| Radius | 208 R☉ |
| Mass | 10.8 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 14m 13.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −56° 53′ 19″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.08). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 33° N. South of latitude 33° S 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 226. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 32 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 84311, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.54, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Camelopardalis. 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.