Star · G6 V
HD 152079
HD 152079 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G6 V in the constellation Ara, 287.3 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 82632 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ara |
| Distance | 287.3 light-years (88.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.18 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.46 |
| Spectral type | G6 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,910 K |
| Luminosity | 1.28 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.13 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.15 M☉ |
| Age | 1.6 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.29 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 53m 29.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −46° 19′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 63.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.18. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 44° N. South of latitude 44° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1739. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 152079, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.55, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Auriga. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 152079 b 2,920-day orbit · 13.2 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 84033 19.2 light-years
- HIP 82826 19.7 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.