Star · K0 III
Veritate
Veritate is a giant star of spectral type K0 III in the constellation Andromeda, 247.7 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | 14 And · HIP 116076 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 247.7 light-years (75.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.22 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.82 |
| Spectral type | K0 III |
| Surface temperature | 4,890 K |
| Luminosity | 69.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 11.6 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.78 M☉ |
| Age | 4.5 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.21 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 31m 17.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +39° 14′ 10″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 123.1 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.22). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 51° S. North of latitude 51° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1778. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Veritate, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.23, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Centaurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- 14 And b 187-day orbit · 13.1 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 115880 5.08 light-years
- 15 And 5.66 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.