HIP 78989 The Sun

Surface temperature: 6,110 K
Radius: 23 × the Sun
Luminosity: 659 × the Sun
Spectral type: F2II

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 78989

HIP 78989 · HD 144183

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

1,531.2 light-years away Apparent magnitude 6.16

F-type: yellow-white

Its spectral type is F2II: slightly hotter and larger than the Sun, with lifetimes of a few billion years. From its measured color, its surface temperature is roughly 6,108 K (5,835 °C), an estimate computed from the catalog's color index.

How far away is it?

It lies about 1,531 light-years away (469.5 parsecs, from its measured parallax). The light reaching Earth tonight left it around the year 494.

How powerful is it?

Its computed luminosity is about 659.5 times the Sun's output (derived from its brightness and distance).

Can you see it?

At apparent magnitude 6.16, it is a naked-eye star under dark skies, washed out by city lights. It favors southern 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.