K-type star · orange

HR 4268

HR 4268 is an orange in the constellation Chamaeleon 2,026 ly from Earth. Its surface is about 3,855 K, about 0.7 times the Sun's surface temperature, and it shines at 960× the Sun's brightness. At magnitude 6.4 it is within reach of 50 mm binoculars; the light you see left it 2,026 years ago.

2,026 lybrightness mag 6.36K2II/III

Also catalogued as HD 94717 · HIP 53151

3,855 K
temperature
6.36
apparent magnitude
960× ☉
luminosity vs Sun
K2II/III
spectral type
Distance & comparison with our Sun
2,026 years
at light speed from Earth
0.67×
as hot as the Sun
960×
the Sun's light output
-2.61
absolute magnitude
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HR 4268K-type
Sky regionChamaeleonthis direction
StarHR 3944310 ly
StarPi² Oct340 ly
StarHR 5306350 ly
StarAlpha Chastar
StarGamma Chastar
Nearest stars
Bright stars in Chamaeleon
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BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 6.4To see it 50 mm binocularsLook toward Chamaeleon

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.