Star · F7 V
HD 86264
HD 86264 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F7 V in the constellation Hydra, 219.4 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 48780 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 219.4 light-years (67.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.41 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.27 |
| Spectral type | F7 V |
| Surface temperature | 6,210 K |
| Luminosity | 4.57 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.88 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.26 M☉ |
| Age | 2.2 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.20 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 56m 57.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −15° 53′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.5 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.41); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 74° N. South of latitude 74° 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 1807. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 86264, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.97, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pegasus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 86264 b 1,490-day orbit · 12.5 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 49202 11.2 light-years
- HIP 49196 16.7 light-years
- HIP 47961 16.9 light-years
- HIP 49444 18.2 light-years
- HIP 48693 18.9 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.