Star · B1IV
Xamidimura
Xamidimura is a subgiant star of spectral type B1IV in the constellation Scorpius, 1,741 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | μ¹ Sco · HIP 82514 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Distance | 1,741 light-years (533.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.00 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −5.64 |
| Spectral type | B1IV |
| Surface temperature | 13,580 K |
| Luminosity | 38,000 L☉ |
| Radius | 35.2 R☉ |
| Mass | 18.5 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 51m 52.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −38° 02′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 53.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.00). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° 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 285. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 31 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Xamidimura, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.47, 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.