Star · G7 V
HD 51608
HD 51608 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G7 V in the constellation Carina, 114.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 253 · HIP 33229 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina |
| Distance | 114.0 light-years (35.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.17 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.45 |
| Spectral type | G7 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,360 K |
| Luminosity | 0.57 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.916 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.8 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.07 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 54m 51.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −55° 15′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 48.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.17); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 35° N. South of latitude 35° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1912. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 51608, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.55, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 51608 b 14.1-day orbit · 3.62 R⊕
- HD 51608 c 95.9-day orbit · 3.87 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.