HD 66428

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Stern
HD 66428
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Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation unicorn
Right ascension 08 h 03 m 28.67 s
declination -01 ° 09 ′ 45.8 ″
Apparent brightness 8.25 likes
Typing
Known exoplanets 1
Spectral class G5
Astrometry
Radial velocity (44.1 ± 0.2) km / s
parallax (18.21 ± 1.07)  mas
distance (179 ± 11)  ly
(54.9 ± 3.2)  pc  
Visual absolute brightness M vis +4.55 mag
Proper movement 
Rec. Share: (−67.78 ± 1.05)  mas / a
Dec. portion: (−207.18 ± 0.84)  mas / a
Physical Properties
Dimensions 1.14552  M
Effective temperature 5752  K
Metallicity [Fe / H] 0.31
Age 5.56 · 10 9  a
Other names
and catalog entries
Bonn survey BD −00 1891
Henry Draper Catalog HD 66428 [1]
Hipparcos catalog HIP 39417 [2]
SAO catalog SAO 135426 [3]
annotation
  1. ↑ Calculated from apparent brightness and distance.

HD 66428 is a yellow dwarf 179.4 light years from Earth with a right ascension of 08h 03m 28s and a declination of −01 ° 09 '45 ". It has an apparent magnitude of 8.25 mag. In 2006, Paul Butler discovered an extrasolar planet orbiting this star, named HD 66428 b .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Hipparcos catalog (ESA 1997)
  2. Pulkovo radial velocities for 35493 HIP stars
  3. a b c Hipparcos, the New Reduction (van Leeuwen, 2007)