Star · G0
HD 6061
HD 6061 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0 in the constellation Andromeda, 220.8 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Andromeda |
|---|---|
| Distance | 220.8 light-years (67.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.91 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.76 |
| Spectral type | G0 |
| Surface temperature | 5,930 K |
| Luminosity | 1.14 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.01 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.03 M☉ |
| Age | 2.4 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.05 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 02m 23.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 11′ 08″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 11.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.91); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 53° S. North of latitude 53° 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 1805. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 6061, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.98, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Centaurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 6061 b 5.25-day orbit · 2.43 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 5891 14.2 light-years
- HIP 4613 16.1 light-years
- HIP 6240 18.3 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.