Star · F6V
DMPP-6
DMPP-6 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Volans, 177.6 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 39242 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Volans |
| Distance | 177.6 light-years (54.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.71 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.03 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,180 K |
| Luminosity | 2.07 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.27 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.08 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.32 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 01m 32.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −70° 01′ 26″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 31.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.71); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 20° N. South of latitude 20° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1848. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around DMPP-6, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.51, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
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.