Star · K0
14 Her
14 Her is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Hercules, 58.4 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 614 · HIP 79248 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Distance | 58.4 light-years (17.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.61 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.35 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 5,340 K |
| Luminosity | 0.704 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.93 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.97 M☉ |
| Age | 4.6 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.43 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 10m 24.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +43° 49′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 30.8 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.61); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 46° S. North of latitude 46° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1968. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 14 Her, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.09, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Horologium. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
- 14 Her b 1,770-day orbit · 12.5 R⊕
- HD 145675 c 15,700-day orbit · 12.6 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.