Star · F6 IV
HD 60532
HD 60532 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6 IV in the constellation Puppis, 85.5 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 279 · HIP 36795 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Distance | 85.5 light-years (26.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.44 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.35 |
| Spectral type | F6 IV |
| Surface temperature | 6,250 K |
| Luminosity | 10 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.57 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.5 M☉ |
| Age | 2.8 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.26 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 34m 03.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −22° 17′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 61.7 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.44). Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 68° N. South of latitude 68° 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 1940. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 60532, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.92, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Vulpecula. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 60532 b 202-day orbit · 13.8 R⊕
- HD 60532 c 600-day orbit · 13.3 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 35943 9.40 light-years
- HIP 36121 10.1 light-years
- WISEA J070534.00-183925.6 11.3 light-years
- GJ 2056 11.4 light-years
- HIP 39293 12.7 light-years
- HIP 36817 14.2 light-years
- Gl 296.1 15.2 light-years
- GJ 9219 16.4 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.