HD 142415

HD 142415
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Norma
Right ascension 15h 57m 40.7907s
Declination −60° 12 00.926
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.34
Distance113 ly
(34.6 pc)
Spectral typeG1V
Other designations
HIP 78169, GC 21393, SAO 253358
Database references
SIMBADdata
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
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HD 142415 is a 7th magnitude yellow main-sequence star 113 light years from Earth in the southern constellation Norma. This star dwarfs the Sun in terms of mass (1.09x), size (1.03x), luminosity (1.1x), temperature (1.01x), and metallicity (1.62x). The age of the star is as young as 1.5 billion years.

The star is currently known to have one planet.

The HD 142415 planetary system[1]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b >1.62 MJ 1.05 386.3 ± 1.6 0.5(fixed)

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Coordinates: 15h 57m 40.7907s, −60° 12′ 00.926″


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