bright giant · K3II
Hassaleh
Hassaleh is a orange bright giant (spectral type K3II) about 490 light-years away. With an apparent magnitude of 2.7 it is easy to see even from a city.
An orange giant in Auriga.
Its light output is roughly 1,600 times that of the Sun (a rough estimate in visible light, calculated from brightness and distance).
From Germany (52° N) it rises and sets; it is best seen in the evening in December.
Key facts
- Distance
- ≈ 490 light-years
- Spectral type
- K3II (bright giant)
- Colour
- Orange
- Apparent magnitude
- 2.7 mag
- Luminosity
- ≈ 1,600 × Sun
- Position
- Right ascension 4h 57m, declination 33.2°
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Data: Hipparcos / HYG catalogue (CC BY-SA 4.0). Luminosity and visibility are calculated estimates.