Star · K4III
Nganurganity
Nganurganity is a giant star of spectral type K4III in the constellation Canis Major, 1,300 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | σ CMa · HIP 33856 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canis Major |
| Distance | 1,300 light-years (398.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.49 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −4.51 |
| Spectral type | K4III |
| Surface temperature | 3,480 K |
| Luminosity | 32,600 L☉ |
| Radius | 497 R☉ |
| Mass | 17.7 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 01m 43.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −27° 56′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.49). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 62° N. South of latitude 62° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 726. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 23 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Nganurganity, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.83, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lyra. 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.