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Star · F8 IV

HD 155193

HD 155193 is a subgiant star of spectral type F8 IV in the constellation Ophiuchus, 188.2 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).

Other namesHIP 83953
ConstellationOphiuchus
Distance188.2 light-years (57.7 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 7.00
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 3.19
Spectral typeF8 IV
Surface temperature6,240 K
Luminosity4.38 L☉
Radius1.76 R☉
Mass1.22 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.05
Right ascension (J2000)17h 09m 41.1s
Declination (J2000)+10° 02′ 19″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)41.7 km/s

In the sky

Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.00); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 80° S. North of latitude 80° 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 1838. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.3 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around HD 155193, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.64, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Planets

Neighbours

Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):

  • HIP 83757 18.1 light-years
  • HIP 84323 18.4 light-years
  • 47 Her 18.6 light-years
  • HIP 82989 18.7 light-years
  • HIP 83863 19.5 light-years

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Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.