HIP 16537

E679758

HIP 16537 is the nearby K-type main-sequence star Epsilon Eridani, known for hosting at least one exoplanet and being one of the closest Sun-like stars to Earth.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
HIP 16537 canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf K-type star
exoplanet host star
main-sequence star
star
age_Gyr about 0.4 to 1.0
alsoKnownAs Epsilon Eridani
Gliese 144
HD 22049
HR 1084
ε Eridani
linked to: Epsilon Eridani
apparentMagnitudeV 3.73
catalog Bright Star Catalogue
Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars
Henry Draper Catalogue
Hipparcos
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
chromosphericActivity high
colorIndexBminusV 0.88
constellation Eridanus
debrisDiskStructure inner asteroid-belt-like ring
outer Kuiper-belt-like ring
declination -09° 27′ 30″ (approx)
distanceFromEarth_ly about 10.5
distanceFromEarth_pc about 3.2
effectiveTemperature_K about 5100
equatorialCoordinatesEpoch J2000
galacticPopulation thin disk
hasDebrisDisk true
hasPlanet Epsilon Eridani b
hostOfRadialVelocityPlanet Epsilon Eridani b
luminosity_solarLuminosity about 0.34
magneticActivityCycle solar-like
mass_solarMass about 0.82
metallicity_FeH sub-solar
nearestSunLikeStars one of the closest
parallax_mas about 310
planetarySystem Epsilon Eridani system
linked to: Epsilon Eridani
properMotion high
properMotionDec_masPerYr about 20
properMotionRA_masPerYr about -975
radialVelocity_kmPerSec about 16.4
radius_solarRadius about 0.74
rightAscension 03h 32m 55s (approx)
rotationPeriod_days about 11.2
solarAnalog nearby Sun-like star
spectralType K2V
variabilityType BY Draconis-type candidate
visibleToNakedEye yes
XrayEmission strong

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