Star · K4II
Saclateni
Saclateni is a bright giant star of spectral type K4II in the constellation Auriga, 2,290 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | ζ Aur · HIP 23453 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Distance | 2,290 light-years (702.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.69 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −5.54 |
| Spectral type | K4II |
| Surface temperature | 4,400 K |
| Luminosity | 27,700 L☉ |
| Radius | 286 R☉ |
| Mass | 16.9 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 02m 28.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +41° 04′ 33″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 75.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.69). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 49° S. North of latitude 49° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around 265 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 41 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Saclateni, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.06, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Scorpius. 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.