ARICNS data Constellation Phoenix | Magnitude 7.72 Apparent magnitude (V) 7.72 | |
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HD 6434 is an 8th magnitude star in the constellation of Phoenix. It is a very Sun-like yellow dwarf star, but much older, being 12.2 billion years old. Yellow dwarfs are not very luminous, so at a distance of 135 light years it is not visible to the unaided eye. With binoculars it is readily visible under ideal observing conditions.
In 2000, a planet was observed orbiting it while the peer reviewed scientific paper was published four years later.
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