Star · K5 III
HD 113996
HD 113996 is a giant star of spectral type K5 III in the constellation Coma Berenices, 379.3 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | 41 Com · HIP 64022 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 379.3 light-years (116.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.80 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.53 |
| Spectral type | K5 III |
| Surface temperature | 4,180 K |
| Luminosity | 291 L☉ |
| Radius | 25.1 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.49 M☉ |
| Age | 3.2 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.13 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 07m 10.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +27° 37′ 29″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 45.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.80). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 62° S. North of latitude 62° 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 1647. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 113996, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.16, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 113996 b 610-day orbit · 12.7 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.