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Star HD 5608

Subgiant HD 5608 is located 191 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class K0 IV, that has 129 % of solar mass. There is at least one exoplanet in this system.
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HD 5608

Subgiant
Spectral class: K0 IV

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Ascension iconRight ascension: 0h 58m 14.268s
Declination iconDeclination: 33° 57' 2.043'' (northern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 17.070
Distance iconSun distance: 191.073 ly | 58.6 pc
Star position
The position of a star tells us where it appears in the sky, similar to how we use coordinates like latitude and longitude on Earth. In astronomy, the three main coordinates are right ascension, declination and distance. .. icon More about Star position in StellarGuide

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 129 % M Sun
| 1351 M Jupiter
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Star mass
Mass of the star HD 5608 is 1.29 solar masses.

The mass of a star is the total amount of matter it contains. It is one of the most important properties of a star, as it determines almost everything about how the star lives, changes, and dies. In astronomy, star mass is usually measured in solar masses (M☉) — where 1 solar mass is equal to the mass of our Sun... icon More about Star mass in StellarGuide
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Size: 543 % R Sun
| 54 R Jupiter
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Star size
Radius of the star HD 5608 is 5.43 solar radii.

The size of a star refers to its radius — the distance from its center to its surface. Star size is usually measured in solar radii (R☉), where 1 solar radius equals approximately 696,000 kilometers. Depending on their type and life stage, stars can be much smaller or larger than the Sun... icon More about Star size in StellarGuide
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Temperature: 4807 K | 0.83 T Sun
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Star temperature
Surface temperature of HD 5608 is 4807 K, which is 83 % of the temperature on the surface of the Sun.

The temperature of a star refers to the temperature at its surface, also called the photosphere. It is measured in kelvins (K), the standard unit for temperature in astronomy. A star’s temperature tells us a lot about its physical properties and where it stands in its evolutionary stage... icon More about Star temperature in StellarGuide
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Luminosity: 1.155 L Sun
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Star luminosity
Luminosity is the total amount of energy a star gives off every second. Think of it as the star’s true brightness — not just how bright it looks from Earth. This is important because some stars may appear dim simply because they are far away, not because they’re actually faint... icon More about Star luminosity in StellarGuide

Photometry

Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).
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K
2.1
H
1.6
J
1.2
Grp
0.8
I
0.8
G
0.6
V
0.5
Gbp
0.5
B
0.4
U
0.3
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HD 5608 system structure

 HD 5608
HD 5608 b 1.79 AU 371.2 M⊕ 13.7 R⊕ 768.7 days

More about HD 5608

Star HD 5608 is is approximately 5 times bigger than the Sun and temperature on its surface is around 4807 K (4534 °C), which is about 83 % of Sun's temperature.
       HD 5608 can be found in northern celestial hemisphere, you cannot see it with naked eye, but you can observe this star with basic telescope. The star is easily observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.
Other designations of this star
Gaia DR3 362706006713454208
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Gaia database (Gaia DR3 362706006713454208)
Archive from the Gaia mission

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is the HD 5608 system from the Sun?

The HD 5608 system is 191 light years or 58.6 parsecs from the Sun.

What galaxy is the HD 5608 star in?

The HD 5608 is in the Milky Way galaxy just like the Sun.

How many stars are in the HD 5608 system?

The HD 5608 is a single star, there are no other known stars in the system.

What type of star is the HD 5608?

The star HD 5608 is a Subgiant star.

What temperature is star HD 5608?

The star HD 5608 has an effective temperature of 4807 K. Find out more about the temperature of stars in Stellar guide
Class of stars Subgiant
A subgiant is a term used to describe a luminous star that is typically running out of hydrogen for nuclear fusion and is thus departing from the main sequence. These stars are classified as Yerkes luminosity class IV.
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