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HD 159243 · ExoAtlas

HD 159243

Star 239 light-years from the Sun with 2 known planets

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Planets

HD 159243 bGas giant, hot
HD 159243 cGas giant, temperate

Star

Spectral type: G0 V
Temperature: 6,123 K
Radius: 1.12 × Sun
Mass: 1.13 × Sun
Brightness seen from Earth: 8.65 mag
Distance: 239 ly (73.3 pc)

Brightness is given in magnitudes: the smaller the number, the brighter the star. The faintest stars visible to the naked eye are around 6 mag.

Position

Right ascension: 263.3395°
Declination: 5.7008°
Catalogue names: HD 159243, HIP 85911, Gaia DR3 4485937214320449280