HD 6061

Planetary system · 220.6 light-years away · also HD 6061

HD 6061 is 221 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 5,934 K star; the first was found in 2023 by transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)).

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Worth knowing

HD 6061 b goes round its star every 5.25 days, 17 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

HD 6061 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only HD 6061 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Surface temperature5,934 K
Mass1.0269 solar masses
Radius1.0072 solar radii
Luminosity1.136 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude8.844
Ageabout 2.4 billion years
Distance from the Sun220.6 light-years (67.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 15.5981°, Dec 37.1854°
ConstellationAndromeda

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
HD 6061 b5.25 days0.0600 AU2.4276 R⊕10 M⊕Transit, 2023

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.

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