Star · K0 IV
HD 5608
HD 5608 is a giant star of spectral type K0 IV in the constellation Andromeda, 191.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 4552 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 191.1 light-years (58.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.99 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.15 |
| Spectral type | K0 IV |
| Surface temperature | 4,810 K |
| Luminosity | 14.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 5.43 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.29 M☉ |
| Age | 1.7 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.04 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 58m 14.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 57′ 03″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.99). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1835. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 5608, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.67, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Centaurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 5608 b 769-day orbit · 13.7 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Mirach 11.7 light-years
- HIP 4005 12.5 light-years
- HIP 3062 13.9 light-years
- HIP 3859 16.3 light-years
- HIP 3214 17.3 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.