HD 62509 is 33.7 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K0IIIvar star; the first was found in 2006 by radial velocity (Multiple Observatories).
Fly there in 3DHD 62509 b takes 589.6 days to go round its star once.
| Spectral type | K0IIIvar |
| Surface temperature | 4,893 K |
| Mass | 2 solar masses |
| Radius | 8.9 solar radii |
| Luminosity | 40.93 times the Sun |
| Apparent magnitude | 1.12512 |
| Age | about 0.98 billion years |
| Distance from the Sun | 33.7 light-years (10.3 parsecs) |
| Position (J2000) | RA 116.3288°, Dec 28.0261° |
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Planet | Year | Orbit | Radius | Mass | Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD 62509 b | 589.6 days | 1.640 AU | 13.3 R⊕ estimated | 731 M⊕ minimum | Radial Velocity, 2006 |
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.