Star · K0 III
HD 112570
HD 112570 is a giant star of spectral type K0 III in the constellation Canes Venatici, 327.9 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 63211 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 327.9 light-years (100.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.11 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.10 |
| Spectral type | K0 III |
| Surface temperature | 4,750 K |
| Luminosity | 44.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 9.85 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.15 M☉ |
| Age | 5.5 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.40 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 57m 07.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +46° 10′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.4 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.11). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 44° S. North of latitude 44° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1698. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 112570, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.84, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Phoenix. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 112570 b 2,620-day orbit · 13.1 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.