Star · G5
HD 98736
HD 98736 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G5 in the constellation Leo, 105.4 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | Gl 426A · HIP 55486 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 105.4 light-years (32.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.93 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.38 |
| Spectral type | G5 |
| Surface temperature | 5,270 K |
| Luminosity | 0.603 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.93 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.92 M☉ |
| Age | 7.4 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.36 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 21m 49.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +18° 11′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 27.5 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.93); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 72° S. North of latitude 72° N 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 1921. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HD 98736, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.38, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 98736 b 969-day orbit · 13.3 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 426B 0.21 light-years
- HIP 55772 4.49 light-years
- HIP 56578 6.68 light-years
- HIP 55868 7.14 light-years
- HIP 55254 8.79 light-years
- SIMP J11430272+1905440 9.75 light-years
- TOI-1801 13.1 light-years
- HIP 57949 13.9 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.