Star · K0 V
HD 3651
HD 3651 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0 V in the constellation Pisces, 36.2 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | 54 Psc · Gl 27 · HIP 3093 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 36.2 light-years (11.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.88 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.65 |
| Spectral type | K0 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,220 K |
| Luminosity | 0.532 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.872 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.799 M☉ |
| Age | 3.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.15 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 39m 21.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +21° 15′ 03″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 45.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.88). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 69° S. North of latitude 69° N it never sets. 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 1990. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 643 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 3651, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.06, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Corvus. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 3651 b 62.3-day orbit · 10.1 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- WISE J003829.05+275852.1 4.37 light-years
- Gliese 12 7.18 light-years
- GJ 1029 7.77 light-years
- 85 Peg 7.90 light-years
- 2MASSW J0036159+182110 7.92 light-years
- Gl 26 8.13 light-years
- GJ 3039 9.10 light-years
- GJ 3028 9.13 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.