Star · G4 V
HD 109286
HD 109286 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G4 V in the constellation Virgo, 180.2 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 61298 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 180.2 light-years (55.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.78 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.07 |
| Spectral type | G4 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,690 K |
| Luminosity | 0.824 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.09 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.98 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.05 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 33m 35.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +7° 16′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 8.5 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.78); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. 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 1846. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 109286, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.54, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 109286 b 520-day orbit · 13.2 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 61527 8.97 light-years
- HIP 62231 10.1 light-years
- HIP 61129 12.0 light-years
- HIP 60366 13.6 light-years
- HIP 62585 15.0 light-years
- HIP 60541 16.2 light-years
- HIP 61189 16.3 light-years
- HIP 62178 17.4 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.