Star · G1V
HD 62549
HD 62549 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G1V in the constellation Monoceros, 160.8 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 37732 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Monoceros |
| Distance | 160.8 light-years (49.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.72 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.26 |
| Spectral type | G1V |
| Surface temperature | 5,930 K |
| Luminosity | 1.69 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.23 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.08 M☉ |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 44m 19.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −5° 03′ 18″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 95.0 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.72); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 85° N. 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 1865. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 62549, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.29, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquila. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 62549 b 14,300-day orbit · 12.6 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 37233 13.2 light-years
- HIP 38747 15.6 light-years
- HIP 35718 18.1 light-years
- α Mon 19.4 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.