Star · K4 V
HD 125595
HD 125595 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K4 V in the constellation Centaurus, 92.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 545.1 · HIP 70170 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Distance | 92.0 light-years (28.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.03 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.78 |
| Spectral type | K4 V |
| Surface temperature | 4,690 K |
| Luminosity | 0.241 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.74 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.29 M☉ |
| Age | 3.5 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.08 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 21m 23.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −40° 23′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 75.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.03. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 50° N. South of latitude 50° 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 1934. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 125595, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.08, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 125595 b 9.67-day orbit
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3806A 13.6 light-years
- GJ 3807B 14.4 light-years
- HIP 66993 14.8 light-years
- WISE J150406.66-455223.9 15.2 light-years
- WISEA J134824.42-422744.9 15.4 light-years
- Gl 574 15.5 light-years
- HIP 74261 15.8 light-years
- HIP 65906 16.0 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.