Star · F8 V
HD 196885 A
HD 196885 A is a subgiant star of spectral type F8 V in the constellation Delphinus, 110.9 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 101966 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Delphinus |
| Distance | 110.9 light-years (34.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.39 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.73 |
| Spectral type | F8 V |
| Surface temperature | 6,250 K |
| Luminosity | 2.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.31 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.28 M☉ |
| Age | 3.1 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.22 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 39m 51.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 14′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.2 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.39). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 79° S. North of latitude 79° N 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 1915. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 196885 A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.49, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 196885 A b 1,330-day orbit · 13.2 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.