Star · G8 III
HD 360
HD 360 is a giant star of spectral type G8 III in the constellation Cetus, 361.9 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 671 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 361.9 light-years (111.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.99 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.76 |
| Spectral type | G8 III |
| Surface temperature | 4,770 K |
| Luminosity | 55.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 10.9 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.69 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.06 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 08m 17.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −8° 49′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 37.0 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.99). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 81° N. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1664. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 360, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.06, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 360 b 273-day orbit · 14 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.