Star · G3/5V
HD 147513
HD 147513 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G3/5V in the constellation Scorpius, 42.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 620.1A · HIP 80337 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Scorpius |
| Distance | 42.0 light-years (12.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.37 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.82 |
| Spectral type | G3/5V |
| Surface temperature | 5,880 K |
| Luminosity | 0.977 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.98 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.11 M☉ |
| Age | 0.3 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.06 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 24m 01.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −39° 11′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 13.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.37). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 51° N. South of latitude 51° 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 1984. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 746 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 147513, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.38, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Perseus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 147513 b 528-day orbit · 13.7 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 620.1B 0.09 light-years
- HIP 81935 5.29 light-years
- WISE J160018.05-454332.7 6.17 light-years
- WISEPA J161215.94-342027.1 6.90 light-years
- Gl 604 7.67 light-years
- 2MASSI J1546271-332511 8.23 light-years
- CWISE J153143.38-330657.3 8.88 light-years
- Gl 599B 9.55 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.