HD 12661

HD 12661

Planetary orbits of the HD 12661 system
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aries
Right ascension 02h 04m 34.2884s
Declination +25° 24 51.514
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.42
Characteristics
Spectral type G6 V
U−B color index +0.33
B−V color index +0.71
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −108.181±0.089 mas/yr
Dec.: −173.335±0.089 mas/yr
Parallax (π)26.3927±0.0437 mas
Distance123.6 ± 0.2 ly
(37.89 ± 0.06 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.58
Details
Mass1.07–1.10 M
Radius1.096–1.12 R
Luminosity1.22 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.43 cgs
Temperature5,754 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.29 ± 0.05 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.20 km/s
Age7.17 Gyr
Other designations
BD+24 298, HIP 9683, SAO 75125.
Database references
SIMBADdata

HD 12661 is a G-type main sequence star in the northern constellation of Aries. The star is slightly larger and more massive than the Sun, with an estimated age of seven billion years. It has two known extrasolar planets.