Star · K0
HD 93351
HD 93351 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0 in the constellation Sextans, 182.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 52720 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Distance | 182.1 light-years (55.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.12 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.39 |
| Spectral type | K0 |
| Surface temperature | 5,410 K |
| Luminosity | 0.64 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.911 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.94 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.23 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 46m 42.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −1° 41′ 17″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 55.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.12. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 88° N. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1844. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 93351, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.56, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 93351 b 2.46-day orbit · 1.69 R⊕
- HD 93351 c 14,000-day orbit · 12.3 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.