Star · G0 V
HD 159243
HD 159243 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0 V in the constellation Ophiuchus, 239.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 85911 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Distance | 239.0 light-years (73.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.65 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.32 |
| Spectral type | G0 V |
| Surface temperature | 6,120 K |
| Luminosity | 1.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.12 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.13 M☉ |
| Age | 1.3 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.05 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 33m 21.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +5° 42′ 03″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 30.5 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.65); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 84° S. 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 1787. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 159243, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.16, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Orion. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 159243 b 12.6-day orbit · 13.7 R⊕
- HD 159243 c 248-day orbit · 13.4 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 84781 15.2 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.