Star · G0 V
HD 1461
HD 1461 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0 V in the constellation Cetus, 76.3 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 16.1 · HIP 1499 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 76.3 light-years (23.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.47 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.62 |
| Spectral type | G0 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,770 K |
| Luminosity | 1.25 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.15 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.02 M☉ |
| Age | 7.1 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.19 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 18m 41.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −8° 03′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 50.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.47). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 82° N. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1950. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 1461, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.68, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- GJ 3011 5.04 light-years
- 2MASS J00132229-1143006 7.47 light-years
- GJ 3037 8.22 light-years
- 9 Cet 8.67 light-years
- 13 Cet 10.4 light-years
- TOI-260 10.7 light-years
- 2MASS J00332386-1521309 10.8 light-years
- Gl 23B 10.8 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.