Star · K0 V
HD 95872
HD 95872 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0 V in the constellation Crater, 237.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Crater |
|---|---|
| Distance | 237.1 light-years (72.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.05 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.74 |
| Spectral type | K0 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,310 K |
| Luminosity | 0.573 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.84 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.7 M☉ |
| Age | 10.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.41 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 03m 28.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −22° 05′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 90.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.05. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 68° N. South of latitude 68° S it never sets. 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 1789. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 95872, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.14, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pegasus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 95872 b 4,380-day orbit · 13 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 53301 12.3 light-years
- HIP 53805 15.4 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.