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Star · G0 V

HD 27969

HD 27969 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0 V in the constellation Perseus, 220.6 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).

Other namesHIP 20753
ConstellationPerseus
Distance220.6 light-years (67.6 pc)
Apparent magnitudemagnitude 7.66
Absolute magnitudemagnitude 3.51
Spectral typeG0 V
Surface temperature5,970 K
Luminosity3.37 L☉
Radius1.27 R☉
Mass1.16 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.18
Right ascension (J2000)4h 26m 49.5s
Declination (J2000)+42° 54′ 34″
Space velocity (relative to the Sun)85.5 km/s

In the sky

Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.66); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 47° S. North of latitude 47° N 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 1805. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.9 million years.

The Sun seen from there

From a planet around HD 27969, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.98, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Norma. It would be invisible to the naked eye.

Planets

Neighbours

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

  • GJ 3312 14.1 light-years
  • HIP 19159 15.5 light-years
  • 59 Per 15.9 light-years
  • HIP 19389 17.2 light-years
  • HIP 21238 19.9 light-years

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