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HIP 93449 The Sun
Surface temperature
8,500 K
Radius
0.05 × the Sun
Luminosity
0.012 × the Sun
Spectral type
A5IIevar
Diagram, not a photograph. Colour from the star’s measured spectral type; size from its luminosity and temperature, drawn to one scale with the Sun. Source: HYG stellar database.

Cataloged star · Database record + computed analysis

HIP 93449

HIP 93449

A real star from the HYG catalog in the constellation Corona Australis.

79.7 light-years away Apparent magnitude 11.57

A-type: white and crisp

Its spectral type is A5IIevar: surfaces around 7,500–10,000 °C; Sirius and Vega are the classic examples.

How far away is it?

It lies 79.7 light-years away (24.43 parsecs, from its measured parallax), within the Sun's wider neighborhood; its light is only 79.7 years old when it reaches your eye.

How powerful is it?

Its computed luminosity is only 0.0122 of the Sun's output, a modest lamp by stellar standards (derived from its brightness and distance).

Can you see it?

At apparent magnitude 11.57, it is a telescope target only. It favors southern observers.

It varies

This is a catalogued variable star (R): its brightness measurably changes over time, whether by pulsation, eclipses in a double system, or surface activity.

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.