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Star · G2 V

HD 23127

HD 23127 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2 V in the constellation Reticulum, 305.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).

Other namesHIP 17054
ConstellationReticulum
Distance305.1 light-years (93.5 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 8.58
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 3.72
Spectral typeG2 V
Surface temperature5,840 K
Luminosity2.83 L☉
Radius1.49 R☉
Mass1.21 M☉
Age4.5 billion years
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.29
Right ascension (J2000)3h 39m 23.6s
Declination (J2000)−60° 04′ 40″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)73.9 km/s

In the sky

Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.58); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 30° N. South of latitude 30° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.

Through a telescope from Earth

Light's journey

The light you see tonight set out around the year 1721. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.4 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around HD 23127, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.69, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Planets

Neighbours

Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):

  • HIP 18352 12.4 light-years

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Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.