Star · G5 V
HD 65216
HD 65216 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G5 V in the constellation Carina, 114.7 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 38558 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina |
| Distance | 114.7 light-years (35.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.97 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.24 |
| Spectral type | G5 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,650 K |
| Luminosity | 0.708 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.88 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.9 M☉ |
| Age | 4.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.17 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 53m 41.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −63° 38′ 50″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 53.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.97); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 26° N. South of latitude 26° 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 1911. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 65216, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.56, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 65216 b 578-day orbit · 13.3 R⊕
- HD 65216 c 7,010-day orbit · 13.1 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 38160 8.10 light-years
- HIP 37918 8.24 light-years
- HIP 37923 8.96 light-years
- GJ 9242 10.2 light-years
- β Vol 10.6 light-years
- HIP 37563 11.6 light-years
- WISEA J082624.09-601202.8 12.2 light-years
- HIP 39611 12.4 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.