K-type star · orange

HR 2888

HR 2888 is an orange in the constellation Volans 723 ly from Earth. Its surface is about 3,714 K, about 0.6 times the Sun's surface temperature, and it shines at 120× the Sun's brightness. At magnitude 6.4 it is within reach of 50 mm binoculars; the light you see left it 723 years ago.

723 lybrightness mag 6.38K5III

Also catalogued as HD 60150 · HIP 36346

3,714 K
temperature
6.38
apparent magnitude
120× ☉
luminosity vs Sun
K5III
spectral type
Distance & comparison with our Sun
723 years
at light speed from Earth
0.64×
as hot as the Sun
120×
the Sun's light output
-0.35
absolute magnitude
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
HR 2888K-type
Sky regionVolansthis direction
StarDelta Vol49 ly
StarHR 236089 ly
StarHR 303694 ly
StarBeta Volstar
StarGamma² Volstar
Nearest stars
Bright stars in Volans
Can you see it tonight?
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 6.4To see it 50 mm binocularsLook toward Volans

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.