HIP 117226 The Sun

Surface temperature: 3,060 K
Radius: 0.68 × the Sun
Luminosity: 0.036 × the Sun

Diagram, not a photograph. Colour from the star’s measured colour index; size from its luminosity and temperature, drawn to one scale with the Sun. Source: HYG stellar database.

Cataloged star · Database record + computed analysis

HIP 117226

A real star from the HYG catalog in the constellation Cassiopeia.

59.2 light-years away Apparent magnitude 9.75

Temperature from its color

No spectral type is recorded, but its measured color implies a surface around 3,061 K (2,788 °C), computed from the color index.

How far away is it?

It lies 59.2 light-years away (18.16 parsecs, from its measured parallax), within the Sun's wider neighborhood; its light is only 59.2 years old when it reaches your eye.

How powerful is it?

Its computed luminosity is only 0.0362 of the Sun's output, a modest lamp by stellar standards (derived from its brightness and distance).

Can you see it?

At apparent magnitude 9.75, it is a telescope target only. It favors northern observers.

Everything above is computed from the catalog’s measured values for this star. Where a value is missing, the statement is omitted rather than guessed.

About this record

Data: the HYG stellar database v4.1 (Hipparcos + Yale + Gliese, CC BY-SA, © David Nash / astronexus). Want the full stories? Our deep star guides cover Sirius, Betelgeuse, Proxima Centauri, Vega and three dozen more. You can also browse the catalog or learn how stars live and die.