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Star · G8

HIP 92635

HIP 92635 is a giant star of spectral type G8 in the constellation Sagittarius, 346.1 light-years from the Sun.

ConstellationSagittarius
Distance346.1 light-years (106.1 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 6.28
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 1.15
Spectral typeG8
Surface temperature4,890 K
Luminosity42.9 L☉
Radius9.13 R☉
Mass2.66 M☉ (estimated)
Right ascension (J2000)18h 52m 28.3s
Declination (J2000)−26° 39′ 03″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)39.9 km/s

In the sky

Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.28). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 63° N. South of latitude 63° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.

Through a telescope from Earth

Light's journey

The light you see tonight set out around the year 1680. 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 92635, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.96, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Gemini. 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.