M-type star · red

HD 44394

HD 44394 is a red in the constellation Canis Major 759 ly from Earth. Its surface is about 3,547 K, about 0.6 times the Sun's surface temperature, and it shines at 140× the Sun's brightness. At magnitude 6.3 it is within reach of 50 mm binoculars; the light you see left it 758 years ago.

759 lybrightness mag 6.32K5

Also catalogued as HIP 30190

3,547 K
temperature
6.32
apparent magnitude
140× ☉
luminosity vs Sun
K5
spectral type
Distance & comparison with our Sun
758 years
at light speed from Earth
0.61×
as hot as the Sun
140×
the Sun's light output
-0.51
absolute magnitude
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HD 44394M-type
Sky regionCanis Majorthis direction
StarHR 224969 ly
Star3 Mon70 ly
StarHR 223772 ly
StarAdharastar
StarWezenstar
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.