Magnitude 8.25 Apparent magnitude (V) 8.25 | Constellation Monoceros | |
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HD 66428 is a G-type main sequence star located approximately 179 light-years away in the constellation of Monoceros. This star is similar to our Sun with an apparent magnitude of 8.25, an effective temperature of 5705 ± 27 K and a solar luminosity 1.28. Its absolute magnitude is 11.1 while its U-V color index is 0.71. It is considered an inactive star and it is metal-rich ([Fe/H] = 0.310). This star has a precise mass of 1.14552 solar masses. This precision comes from the Corot mission that measured asteroseismology.
Planetary system
In July 2006, a planet HD 66428 b was found by Paul Butler using the radial velocity method. The >2.82 MJ planet orbits at 3.18 AU away from the star.
References
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