Star · K7 V
HD 211970
HD 211970 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K7 V in the constellation Grus, 42.8 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | GJ 1267 · HIP 110443 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Grus |
| Distance | 42.8 light-years (13.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.98 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.39 |
| Spectral type | K7 V |
| Surface temperature | 4,130 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0861 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.574 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.61 M☉ |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 22m 16.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −54° 33′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.4 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.98); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 35° N. South of latitude 35° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1983. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 760 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 211970, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.42, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Major. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 211970 b 25.2-day orbit · 3.66 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.