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Star · K0III

HIP 89010

HIP 89010 is a giant star of spectral type K0III in the constellation Sagittarius, 344.1 light-years from the Sun.

ConstellationSagittarius
Distance344.1 light-years (105.5 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 6.39
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 1.27
Spectral typeK0III
Surface temperature4,680 K
Luminosity42.9 L☉
Radius9.95 R☉
Mass2.66 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)18h 09m 60.0s
Declination (J2000)−32° 43′ 11″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)75.9 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.39). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 57° N. South of latitude 57° 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 1682. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.1 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around HIP 89010, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.95, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Auriga. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

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Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.