Star · G8V
HD 177565
HD 177565 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G8V in the constellation Corona Australis, 55.3 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 744 · HIP 93858 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corona Australis |
| Distance | 55.3 light-years (17.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.15 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.00 |
| Spectral type | G8V |
| Surface temperature | 5,630 K |
| Luminosity | 0.883 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.971 R☉ |
| Mass | 1 M☉ |
| Age | 6.9 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.08 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 06m 52.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −37° 48′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 68.6 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.15). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1971. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 981 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 177565, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.98, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Auriga. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 177565 b 44.5-day orbit · 4 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.