Star · G8I
HIP 85049
HIP 85049 is a supergiant star of spectral type G8I in the constellation Ara, 1,039 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ara |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,039 light-years (318.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.86 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.66 |
| Spectral type | G8I |
| Surface temperature | 4,570 K |
| Luminosity | 685 L☉ |
| Radius | 41.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.87 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 22m 55.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −58° 00′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.86). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 32° N. South of latitude 32° 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 987. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 18 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 85049, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.35, 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.