Star · G8
HIP 63242
HIP 63242 is a giant star of spectral type G8 in the constellation Musca, 510.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Musca |
|---|---|
| Distance | 510.0 light-years (156.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.86 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.89 |
| Spectral type | G8 |
| Surface temperature | 4,830 K |
| Luminosity | 42.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 10.3 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.54 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.31 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 57m 32.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −65° 38′ 47″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 90.7 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.86); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 24° N. South of latitude 24° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1516. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 9.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 63242, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.80, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cassiopeia. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HIP 63242 b 125-day orbit · 12.5 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.