Star · G9 III
HD 161178
HD 161178 is a giant star of spectral type G9 III in the constellation Draco, 350.5 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 86219 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 350.5 light-years (107.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.87 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.71 |
| Spectral type | G9 III |
| Surface temperature | 4,790 K |
| Luminosity | 56.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 11 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.06 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.21 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 37m 08.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +72° 27′ 21″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 15.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.87). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 18° S. North of latitude 18° 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 1675. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 161178, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.99, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Mensa. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 161178 b 279-day orbit · 14.1 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.