Star · A8 III
Aiolos
Aiolos is a giant star of spectral type A8 III in the constellation Carina, 282.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HD 95086 · HIP 53524 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina |
| Distance | 282.0 light-years (86.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.36 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.68 |
| Spectral type | A8 III |
| Surface temperature | 7,600 K |
| Luminosity | 6.63 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.49 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.6 M☉ |
| Age | 0.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.14 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 57m 03.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −68° 40′ 02″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.3 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.36); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 21° N. South of latitude 21° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1744. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Aiolos, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.51, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cepheus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 95086 b 12.9 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 55064 10.9 light-years
- HIP 52986 15.7 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.