Star · K0 III
HD 60292
HD 60292 is a supergiant star of spectral type K0 III in the constellation Camelopardalis, 996.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 37196 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 996.1 light-years (305.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.95 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.47 |
| Spectral type | K0 III |
| Surface temperature | 4,350 K |
| Luminosity | 248 L☉ |
| Radius | 27 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.7 M☉ |
| Age | 1.8 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.17 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 38m 28.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +66° 14′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 41.4 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.95); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 24° S. North of latitude 24° N 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 1030. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 18 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 60292, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.25, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pavo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 60292 b 495-day orbit · 12.7 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.