Star HD 40307
Orange star HD 40307 is located 42 light years away from the Sun.
It is a single star of spectral class K2.5V C, that has 75 % of solar mass.
There are multiple known exoplanets in this system.
More about HD 40307
Nearby star HD 40307 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium. It is approximately 70 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 4774 K (4501 °C), which is about 83 % of Sun's temperature.
HD 40307 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, you cannot see it with naked eye, but you can observe this star with basic telescope.
Other designations of this star
CD−60 1303, CPD−60 508, GC 7474, Gliese 2046, GJ 2046, HIC 27887, HIP 27887, PPM 355061, SAO 249388, 2MASS J05540421-6001245, TIC 374859347, TYC 8892-1247-1, Gaia EDR3 4758877919212831104
External sources
Simbad database (HD 40307)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Right ascension: 5h 54m 4.13s
Declination: -60° 1' 25.454'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax: 77.326
Sun distance: 42.179 ly | 12.9 pc
Temperature: 4774 K | 0.83 T Sun
Age: 1.2 billions years | 0.26 Sun
Luminosity: 0.23 L Sun
Apparent magnitude (V): 7.1
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