Star · A1
HD 56414
HD 56414 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A1 in the constellation Volans, 873.2 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Volans |
|---|---|
| Distance | 873.2 light-years (267.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.24 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.10 |
| Spectral type | A1 |
| Surface temperature | 8,500 K |
| Luminosity | 14.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.75 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.89 M☉ |
| Age | 0.4 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.00 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 11m 22.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −68° 50′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 44.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.24. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 21° N. South of latitude 21° 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 1153. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 15 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 56414, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.97, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 56414 b 29-day orbit · 3.71 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.