Star · G5 IV
HD 106270
HD 106270 is a giant star of spectral type G5 IV in the constellation Virgo, 309.9 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 59625 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 309.9 light-years (95.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.58 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.69 |
| Spectral type | G5 IV |
| Surface temperature | 5,510 K |
| Luminosity | 5.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.66 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.39 M☉ |
| Age | 4.3 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.06 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 13m 37.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −9° 30′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 54.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.58); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 80° 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 1716. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 106270, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.72, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 106270 b 1,890-day orbit · 12.4 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 59149 10.8 light-years
- HIP 59346 12.7 light-years
- HIP 59410 15.3 light-years
- HIP 60277 16.8 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.