Star · G0 V
HD 132406
HD 132406 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0 V in the constellation Boötes, 230.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 73146 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Distance | 230.1 light-years (70.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.45 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.21 |
| Spectral type | G0 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,770 K |
| Luminosity | 1.82 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.34 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.973 M☉ |
| Age | 7.2 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.13 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 56m 54.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +53° 22′ 56″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 101.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.45); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 37° S. North of latitude 37° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1796. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 132406, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.07, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Horologium. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 132406 b 908-day orbit · 12.8 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 73039 13.2 light-years
- HIP 71872 13.5 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.