Star · G2 V
HD 121504
HD 121504 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2 V in the constellation Centaurus, 135.6 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 68162 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Distance | 135.6 light-years (41.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.54 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.45 |
| Spectral type | G2 V |
| Surface temperature | 6,030 K |
| Luminosity | 1.55 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.07 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.62 M☉ |
| Age | 1.2 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.15 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 57m 17.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −56° 02′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 55.4 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.54); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 34° N. South of latitude 34° S 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 1890. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 121504, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.92, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Perseus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 121504 b 63.3-day orbit · 13.6 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.