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HD 64121

Star HD 64121

Red giant HD 64121 is located 424 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class G8/K0III, that has 164 % of solar mass. There is at least one exoplanet in this system.

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Sun distance
424 light years

HD 64121

Red giant

Spectral class: G8/K0III

Location +

Right ascension: 7h 49m 28.000s

Declination: -54° 48' 44.000'' (southern hemisphere)

Parallax: 7.692

Sun distance: 424.000 ly | 130.0 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 164 % M Sun

Size: 544 % R Sun

Temperature: 5966.0 K | 1.03 T Sun

HD 64121 system structure


	HD 64121
		HD 64121 b	1.51 AU	813.8 M⊕		623 days

More about HD 64121

Star HD 64121 is is approximately 5 times bigger than the Sun and temperature on its surface is around 5966.0 K (5693 °C), which is about 103 % of Sun's temperature.

       HD 64121 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere.

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is the HD 64121 system from the Sun?

The HD 64121 system is 424 light years or 130.0 parsecs from the Sun.

What galaxy is the HD 64121 star in?

The HD 64121 is in the Milky Way galaxy just like the Sun.

How many stars are in the HD 64121 system?

The HD 64121 is a single star, there are no other known stars in the system.

What type of star is the HD 64121?

The star HD 64121 is a Red giant star.

What temperature is star HD 64121?

The star HD 64121 has an effective temperature of 5966.0 K. Find out more about the temperature of stars in Stellar guide

Class of stars Red giant

White dwarfs are the hot, extremely dense stellar remnants left behind by stars that originally had masses between about 0.5 and 8 times the mass of the Sun during their main sequence lifetimes. After exhausting their nuclear fuel, these stars shed their outer layers and leave behind a compact core. Although white dwarfs contain between roughly 0.2 and 1.44 solar masses, this mass is packed into a volume comparable to that of an Earth-sized planet, making them some of the densest objects in the Universe.

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