Star · K2
HIP 84599
HIP 84599 is a supergiant star of spectral type K2 in the constellation Hercules, 1,320 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,320 light-years (404.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.25 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.78 |
| Spectral type | K2 |
| Surface temperature | 3,730 K |
| Luminosity | 1,780 L☉ |
| Radius | 101 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.71 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 17m 35.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +23° 05′ 26″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.25). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 67° S. North of latitude 67° 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 706. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 23 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 84599, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.86, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lepus. 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.