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HD 159868 · ExoFinder

HD 159868

Star 182 light-years from the Sun with 2 known planets

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Planets

HD 159868 cGas giant, hot
HD 159868 bGas giant, temperate

Star

Spectral type: G5 V
Temperature: 5,534 K
Radius: 2.13 × Sun
Mass: 1.19 × Sun
Brightness seen from Earth: 7.24 mag
Distance: 182 ly (55.9 pc)

Brightness is given in magnitudes: the smaller the number, the brighter the star. The faintest stars visible to the naked eye are around 6 mag.

Position

Right ascension: 264.7467°
Declination: -43.1462°
Catalogue names: HD 159868, HIP 86375, Gaia DR3 5955841736510622208