Star · K1
HIP 91989
HIP 91989 is a supergiant star of spectral type K1 in the constellation Corona Australis, 1,217 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Corona Australis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,217 light-years (373.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.40 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −2.46 |
| Spectral type | K1 |
| Surface temperature | 5,130 K |
| Luminosity | 1,070 L☉ |
| Radius | 41.4 R☉ |
| Mass | 6.67 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 44m 57.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −39° 41′ 10″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.3 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.40). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 50° N. South of latitude 50° 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 809. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 22 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 91989, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.69, 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.