Star · F8I
HIP 93124
HIP 93124 is a supergiant star of spectral type F8I in the constellation Aquila, 1,711 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Aquila |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,711 light-years (524.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.33 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −3.27 |
| Spectral type | F8I |
| Surface temperature | 5,500 K |
| Luminosity | 2,010 L☉ |
| Radius | 49.4 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.98 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 58m 14.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +17° 21′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 29.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.33). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 73° S. North of latitude 73° N 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 315. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 30 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 93124, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.43, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Canis Major. 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.