Star · K0 III
HD 33844
HD 33844 is a giant star of spectral type K0 III in the constellation Lepus, 343.4 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 24275 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lepus |
| Distance | 343.4 light-years (105.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.29 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.18 |
| Spectral type | K0 III |
| Surface temperature | 4,860 K |
| Luminosity | 14.1 L☉ |
| Radius | 5.29 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.78 M☉ |
| Age | 1.9 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.27 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 12m 36.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −14° 57′ 04″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 42.8 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.29); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 75° N. South of latitude 75° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1683. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 33844, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.94, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 33844 b 551-day orbit · 13.4 R⊕
- HD 33844 c 916-day orbit · 13.5 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.