Star · M1 III
Minelauva
Minelauva is a giant star of spectral type M1 III in the constellation Virgo, 187.4 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | δ Vir · HD 112300 · HIP 63090 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 187.4 light-years (57.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 3.39 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.41 |
| Spectral type | M1 III |
| Surface temperature | 3,660 K |
| Luminosity | 503 L☉ |
| Radius | 65.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.4 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.06 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 55m 36.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +3° 23′ 51″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 130.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 3.39). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° S. 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 1839. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.3 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Minelauva, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.63, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cetus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 112300 b 467-day orbit · 12.2 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 63354 6.65 light-years
- HIP 62231 13.2 light-years
- HIP 62585 14.9 light-years
- HIP 62776 14.9 light-years
- HIP 63063 16.1 light-years
- HIP 62178 19.3 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.