Star · M1 V
LP 714-47
LP 714-47 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M1 V in the constellation Eridanus, 170.7 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Eridanus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 170.7 light-years (52.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.46 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.87 |
| Spectral type | M1 V |
| Surface temperature | 4,120 K |
| Luminosity | 0.075 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.536 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.542 M☉ |
| Age | 2.9 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.05 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 16m 45.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −12° 05′ 06″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 51.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.46. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 78° N. South of latitude 78° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1855. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around LP 714-47, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.42, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- LP 714-47 b 4.05-day orbit · 4.25 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 19016 11.8 light-years
- HIP 19610 13.2 light-years
- GJ 3264 15.3 light-years
- HIP 20699 19.0 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.