Star · K0
HD 153557
HD 153557 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Hercules, 58.5 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 3 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 649.1A · HIP 83020 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Distance | 58.5 light-years (17.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.76 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.49 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 4,840 K |
| Luminosity | 0.274 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.745 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.79 M☉ |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 57m 53.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +47° 22′ 00″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.1 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.76); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 43° S. North of latitude 43° N 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 1967. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 153557, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.10, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pictor. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 153557 b 7.3-day orbit · 4.77 R⊕
- HD 153557 c 15.3-day orbit · 4.36 R⊕
- HD 153557 d 40,700-day orbit · 11.9 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.