Star · G6 V
Dingolay
Dingolay is a giant star of spectral type G6 V in the constellation Leo, 454.3 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HD 96063 · HIP 54158 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 454.3 light-years (139.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.21 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.49 |
| Spectral type | G6 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,020 K |
| Luminosity | 12.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 4.75 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.37 M☉ |
| Age | 9.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.30 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 04m 44.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −2° 30′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 21.9 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.21); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 87° N. 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 1572. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Dingolay, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.55, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 96063 b 363-day orbit · 13.7 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.