K-type star · orange dwarf

HD 42132

HD 42132 is an orange dwarf in the constellation Monoceros 341 ly from Earth. Its surface is about 5,062 K, about 0.9 times the Sun's surface temperature, and it shines at 24.84× the Sun's brightness. At magnitude 6.5 it is within reach of 50 mm binoculars; the light you see left it 341 years ago.

341 lybrightness mag 6.46G5

Also catalogued as HIP 29140

5,062 K
temperature
6.46
apparent magnitude
24.84× ☉
luminosity vs Sun
G5
spectral type
Distance & comparison with our Sun
341 years
at light speed from Earth
0.88×
as hot as the Sun
24.84×
the Sun's light output
1.36
absolute magnitude
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HD 42132K-type
Sky regionMonocerosthis direction
StarHR 207124 ly
StarHR 203933 ly
StarHR 207034 ly
StarBeta Monstar
StarAlpha Monstar
Nearest stars
Bright stars in Monoceros
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BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 6.5To see it 50 mm binocularsLook toward Monoceros

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.