HD 42618 is 79.4 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G4 V star; the first was found in 2016 by radial velocity (Multiple Observatories).
Fly there in 3DHD 42618 b takes 149.6 days to go round its star once.
| Spectral type | G4 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,727 K |
| Mass | 1.015 solar masses |
| Radius | 0.999 solar radii |
| Luminosity | 0.98 times the Sun |
| Apparent magnitude | 6.87 |
| Age | about 3.72 billion years |
| Distance from the Sun | 79.4 light-years (24.3 parsecs) |
| Position (J2000) | RA 93.0032°, Dec 6.7820° |
| Constellation | Orion |
| Planet | Year | Orbit | Radius | Mass | Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD 42618 b | 149.6 days | 0.554 AU | 3.89 R⊕ estimated | 14.4 M⊕ minimum | Radial Velocity, 2016 |
Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.