Star · G6 V
HD 73526
HD 73526 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G6 V in the constellation Vela, 315.7 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 42282 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Vela |
| Distance | 315.7 light-years (96.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.99 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.06 |
| Spectral type | G6 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,600 K |
| Luminosity | 2.18 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.53 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.01 M☉ |
| Age | 9.2 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.22 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 37m 16.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −41° 19′ 09″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 78.2 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.99); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 49° N. South of latitude 49° 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 1710. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 73526, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.76, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cygnus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 73526 b 188-day orbit · 13.1 R⊕
- HD 73526 c 379-day orbit · 13.3 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 42544 8.63 light-years
- HIP 42805 14.4 light-years
- HIP 43447 19.2 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.