Star · K2I
HIP 86476
HIP 86476 is a supergiant star of spectral type K2I in the constellation Ophiuchus, 575.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 575.4 light-years (176.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.08 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.15 |
| Spectral type | K2I |
| Surface temperature | 3,640 K |
| Luminosity | 452 L☉ |
| Radius | 53.5 R☉ |
| Mass | 5.21 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 40m 11.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −2° 09′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 50.6 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 88° N. 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 1451. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 10 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 86476, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.06, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Orion. 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.