Star · K3
HIP 88599
HIP 88599 is a supergiant star of spectral type K3 in the constellation Apus, 988.8 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Apus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 988.8 light-years (303.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.37 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.04 |
| Spectral type | K3 |
| Surface temperature | 3,750 K |
| Luminosity | 866 L☉ |
| Radius | 69.7 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.27 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 05m 26.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −81° 29′ 12″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 80.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.37). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 9° N. South of latitude 9° S it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1037. 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 88599, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.24, 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.