BD-17 4442 HD 141937

Stellar classification

G

Coordinates

  • X 13
  • Y 47
  • Z 94
→ Sol: 106

Object type

  • Star
  • Infra-Red source
simbad:HD 141937

Wiki

HD 141937 is a star in the constellation of Libra at a distance of 109 ly. The apparent magnitude is 7.25, which is not visible to the naked eye. It is classified as a yellow dwarf similar to our Sun. Its mass is nearly the same as our Sun, 1.1 solar masses, and it is slightly larger in radius, at 1.06 times solar. It is younger than our Sun by a factor of 1.79.

The star has a very massive gas giant planet announced in 2001 by the European Southern Observatory.

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