Star · G0 V
HD 115954
HD 115954 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0 V in the constellation Canes Venatici, 285.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 65042 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 285.0 light-years (87.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.34 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.63 |
| Spectral type | G0 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,960 K |
| Luminosity | 3.03 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.21 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.18 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.34 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 19m 56.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +38° 22′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.4 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.34); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 52° S. North of latitude 52° 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 1741. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 115954, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.54, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 115954 b 3,700-day orbit · 12.6 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 64568 9.07 light-years
- HIP 65359 19.7 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.