Star · G4V
HATS-63
HATS-63 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G4V in the constellation Eridanus, 2,033 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Eridanus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,033 light-years (623.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.99 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.02 |
| Spectral type | G4V |
| Surface temperature | 5,630 K |
| Luminosity | 1.03 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.07 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.931 M☉ |
| Age | 10.3 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.08 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 29m 40.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −28° 11′ 50″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 52.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.99. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 62° N. South of latitude 62° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around 8 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 36 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HATS-63, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.80, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HATS-63 b 3.06-day orbit · 13.5 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.