Star · K0 V
HIP 97166
HIP 97166 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0 V in the constellation Draco, 215.4 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 215.4 light-years (66.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.92 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.82 |
| Spectral type | K0 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,220 K |
| Luminosity | 0.473 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.842 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.934 M☉ |
| Age | 1.2 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.25 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 44m 58.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +74° 03′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 10.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.92. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 16° S. North of latitude 16° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1811. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HIP 97166, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.93, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Volans. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HIP 97166 b 10.3-day orbit · 2.48 R⊕
- HIP 97166 c 16.4-day orbit · 2.75 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 94440 8.69 light-years
- HIP 94126 16.5 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.