Star · K0
BD+60 1417
BD+60 1417 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Ursa Major, 146.6 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 146.6 light-years (45.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.49 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.23 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,990 K |
| Luminosity | 2.27 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.797 R☉ |
| Mass | 1 M☉ |
| Age | 0.1 billion years |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 43m 33.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +60° 00′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 31.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.49. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 30° S. North of latitude 30° N 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 1879. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around BD+60 1417, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.09, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Tucana. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- BD+60 1417 b 14.7 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 62175 3.48 light-years
- HIP 64185 9.43 light-years
- HIP 60652 11.2 light-years
- HIP 64600 13.1 light-years
- SDSS J120610.49+624257.2 14.2 light-years
- HIP 58412 15.5 light-years
- HIP 60588 16.5 light-years
- HIP 60268 16.7 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.