HD 70642 is 95.5 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G6 V star; the first was found in 2003 by radial velocity (Anglo-Australian Telescope).
Fly there in 3DHD 70642 b takes 5.8 years to go round its star once.
| Spectral type | G6 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,732 K |
| Mass | 1.078 solar masses |
| Radius | 0.984 solar radii |
| Luminosity | 1.028 times the Sun |
| Apparent magnitude | 7.17 |
| Age | about 0.919 billion years |
| Distance from the Sun | 95.5 light-years (29.3 parsecs) |
| Position (J2000) | RA 125.3661°, Dec -39.7044° |
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Planet | Year | Orbit | Radius | Mass | Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD 70642 b | 5.8 years | 3.318 AU | 13 R⊕ estimated | 1239.5 M⊕ | Radial Velocity, 2003 |
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.