Star · F5 V
HD 106315
HD 106315 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F5 V in the constellation Virgo, 355.6 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 355.6 light-years (109.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.00 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.81 |
| Spectral type | F5 V |
| Surface temperature | 6,330 K |
| Luminosity | 2.48 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.3 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.09 M☉ |
| Age | 4.5 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.31 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 13m 53.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 23′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 7.1 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 9.00); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° 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 1670. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 106315, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.02, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 106315 b 9.55-day orbit · 2.44 R⊕
- HD 106315 c 21.1-day orbit · 4.35 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.