Star · K8III
HAT-P-59
HAT-P-59 is a giant star of spectral type K8III in the constellation Draco, 860.6 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 860.6 light-years (263.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.78 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.67 |
| Spectral type | K8III |
| Surface temperature | 5,680 K |
| Luminosity | 1.13 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.1 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.01 M☉ |
| Age | 7.3 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.22 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 29m 50.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +62° 31′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.78. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 27° S. North of latitude 27° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1165. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 15 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HAT-P-59, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.94, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Carina. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HAT-P-59 b 4.14-day orbit · 12.6 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.