G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
HD 105113
HD 105113 is a yellow dwarf much like our Sun in the constellation Hydra 168 ly from Earth. Its surface is about 5,879 K, and it shines at 5.89× the Sun's brightness. At magnitude 6.5 it is within reach of 50 mm binoculars; the light you see left it 168 years ago.
Also catalogued as HIP 59021
5,879 K
temperature
6.49
apparent magnitude
5.89× ☉
luminosity vs Sun
G0V
spectral type
Distance & comparison with our Sun
168 years
at light speed from Earth
1.02×
as hot as the Sun
5.89×
the Sun's light output
2.92
absolute magnitude
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Star data from the HYG database v4.2 (Astronexus, CC BY-SA 4.0). Temperature and colour computed by gravityfinder from the B-V colour index; the illustration is generated from that temperature, not a photograph.