HIP 5301 HD 6718

Stellar classification

G

Coordinates

  • X -41
  • Y -169
  • Z -44
→ Sol: 179

Object type

  • High proper-motion Star
  • Star
  • Infra-Red source
simbad:HD 6718

Wiki

HD 6718 is an 8th magnitude G-type main sequence star located approximately 179 light years away in the constellation Cetus. This star is slightly larger, cooler, brighter, and more massive than our Sun. Also its metal content is seven-eighths as much as the Sun. In 2009, a gas giant planet was found in orbit around the star.

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