Star · G6 V
HD 143361
HD 143361 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G6 V in the constellation Norma, 224.2 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 78521 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Norma |
| Distance | 224.2 light-years (68.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.01 |
| Spectral type | G6 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,510 K |
| Luminosity | 0.81 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.916 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.968 M☉ |
| Age | 2.9 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.14 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 01m 50.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −44° 26′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 64.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.20. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 46° N. South of latitude 46° S 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 1802. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 143361, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.02, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Perseus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 143361 b 1,040-day orbit · 12.9 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.