HIP 983 The Sun

Surface temperature: 3,830 K
Radius: 35 × the Sun
Luminosity: 243 × the Sun
Spectral type: K4III

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 983

HIP 983 · HD 787

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

622.4 light-years away Apparent magnitude 5.29

K-type: orange and patient

Its spectral type is K4III: cooler and longer-lived than the Sun, and often considered prime habitable-zone hosts. From its measured color, its surface temperature is roughly 3,827 K (3,554 °C), an estimate computed from the catalog's color index.

How far away is it?

It lies about 622 light-years away (190.8 parsecs, from its measured parallax). The light reaching Earth tonight left it around the year 1,403.

How powerful is it?

Its computed luminosity is about 242.8 times the Sun's output (derived from its brightness and distance).

Can you see it?

At apparent magnitude 5.29, it is a naked-eye star under dark skies, washed out by city lights. It is visible from both hemispheres.

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.