K-type star · orange

HD 44225

HD 44225 is an orange in the constellation Canis Major 921 ly from Earth. Its surface is about 3,835 K, about 0.7 times the Sun's surface temperature, and it shines at 212× the Sun's brightness. At magnitude 6.3 it is within reach of 50 mm binoculars; the light you see left it 921 years ago.

921 lybrightness mag 6.29K3III

Also catalogued as HIP 30062

3,835 K
temperature
6.29
apparent magnitude
212× ☉
luminosity vs Sun
K3III
spectral type
Distance & comparison with our Sun
921 years
at light speed from Earth
0.66×
as hot as the Sun
212×
the Sun's light output
-0.96
absolute magnitude
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HD 44225K-type
Sky regionCanis Majorthis direction
Star19 Lep100 ly
Star17 Lep110 ly
StarHR 2311110 ly
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Nearest stars
Bright stars in Canis Major
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BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 6.3To see it 50 mm binocularsLook toward Canis Major

Star data from the HYG database v4.2 (Astronexus, CC BY-SA 4.0). Temperature and colour computed by gravityfinder from the B-V colour index; the illustration is generated from that temperature, not a photograph.