Magnitude 8.242 Apparent magnitude (V) 8.242 | Constellation Vulpecula | |
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HD 188015 is an 8th magnitude star about 172 light-years away in the constellation of Vulpecula. It is a yellow subgiant, a Sun-like star that has ceased or is about to stop hydrogen fusion in its core. However, it is only slightly brighter than the Sun, but probably much older.
The star is almost twice as metal-rich as the Sun. Planets are common around such stars, and this star also has one known planet orbiting it.
HD 18801 is in a binary star system, the second star is HD 188015 B, with a mass 0.210 of the Sun.
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