HIP 45406 HD 79498

Stellar classification

G

Coordinates

  • X 48
  • Y 100
  • Z -101
→ Sol: 150

Object type

  • Star
  • Double or multiple star
  • Infra-Red source
  • High proper-motion Star
simbad:HD 79498

Wiki

HD 79498 is a star located approximately 160 light years away in the constellation Cancer. This G5 spectral class star has an apparent magnitude of 8.03 and is about the same size and mass as the Sun. It has a higher than solar abundance of elements other than hydrogen and helium; what astronomers term a metal-rich star. The McDonald Observatory planet search program discovered its planet using small changes in the star's motion.

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