HYG 118839 The Sun

Surface temperature: 4,600 K
Radius: 0.05 × the Sun
Luminosity: 0.001 × the Sun
Spectral type: k-m

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

HYG 118839

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

57.2 light-years away Apparent magnitude 13.50

K-type: orange and patient

Its spectral type is k-m: cooler and longer-lived than the Sun, and often considered prime habitable-zone hosts.

How far away is it?

It lies 57.2 light-years away (17.54 parsecs, from its measured parallax), within the Sun's wider neighborhood; its light is only 57.2 years old when it reaches your eye.

How powerful is it?

Its computed luminosity is only 0.00107 of the Sun's output, a modest lamp by stellar standards (derived from its brightness and distance).

Can you see it?

At apparent magnitude 13.50, it is a telescope target only. 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.