Star · G5 IV/V
HD 68402
HD 68402 is a subgiant star of spectral type G5 IV/V in the constellation Volans, 256.4 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 39589 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Volans |
| Distance | 256.4 light-years (78.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.11 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.63 |
| Spectral type | G5 IV/V |
| Surface temperature | 5,950 K |
| Luminosity | 1.17 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.02 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.12 M☉ |
| Age | 2.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.29 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 05m 23.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −74° 24′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 41.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.11. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 16° N. South of latitude 16° 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 1770. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 68402, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.31, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 68402 b 1,100-day orbit · 12.6 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.