Star · K5
HIP 88060
HIP 88060 is a supergiant star of spectral type K5 in the constellation Sagittarius, 2,480 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,480 light-years (760.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.00 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −4.41 |
| Spectral type | K5 |
| Surface temperature | 3,580 K |
| Luminosity | 25,000 L☉ |
| Radius | 412 R☉ |
| Mass | 16.4 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 59m 05.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −30° 15′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 38.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.00). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 60° N. South of latitude 60° 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 455 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 44 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 88060, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.24, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Auriga. 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.