Star · K1 III
HD 86950
HD 86950 is a giant star of spectral type K1 III in the constellation Hydra, 697.3 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 49129 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 697.3 light-years (213.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.47 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.82 |
| Spectral type | K1 III |
| Surface temperature | 4,810 K |
| Luminosity | 36.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 8.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.66 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.04 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 01m 37.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −17° 19′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.7 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.47); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 73° N. South of latitude 73° 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 1329. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 12 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 86950, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.48, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pegasus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 86950 b 1,270-day orbit · 13 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.