Star · G1 V
HD 86226
HD 86226 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G1 V in the constellation Hydra, 148.7 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 48739 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 148.7 light-years (45.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.93 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.64 |
| Spectral type | G1 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,860 K |
| Luminosity | 1.18 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.05 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.02 M☉ |
| Age | 4.6 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.02 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 56m 29.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −24° 05′ 58″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 44.3 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.93); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 66° N. South of latitude 66° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1877. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 86226, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.12, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pegasus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 86226 c 3.98-day orbit · 2.16 R⊕
- HD 86226 b 1,630-day orbit · 14.3 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 49285 13.5 light-years
- HIP 47002 15.5 light-years
- HIP 48125 15.5 light-years
- HIP 46710 16.1 light-years
- HIP 47681 16.6 light-years
- HIP 47156 17.3 light-years
- HIP 46777 18.0 light-years
- HIP 50013 19.5 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.