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HYG 118495 (smaller than a dot at this scale) The Sun
Surface temperature
7,870 K
Radius
0.01 × the Sun
Luminosity
0.000 × the Sun
Spectral type
DZQ6
Diagram, not a photograph. Colour from the star’s measured colour index; size from its luminosity and temperature, drawn to one scale with the Sun. Source: HYG stellar database.

Cataloged star · Database record + computed analysis

HYG 118495

A real star from the HYG catalog in the constellation Puppis.

29.1 light-years away Apparent magnitude 13.00

White dwarf

Its spectral type is DZQ6: the Earth-sized ember of a dead Sun-like star, with no fusion left, just stored heat cooling for eternity.

How far away is it?

It lies 29.1 light-years away (8.93 parsecs, from its measured parallax), within the Sun's wider neighborhood; its light is only 29.1 years old when it reaches your eye.

How powerful is it?

Its computed luminosity is only 0.000438 of the Sun's output, a modest lamp by stellar standards (derived from its brightness and distance).

Can you see it?

At apparent magnitude 13.00, it is a telescope target only. It is visible from both hemispheres.

Not alone

The catalog records this star as a member of a multiple-star system: two or more suns bound in orbit around each other, a configuration roughly half of Sun-like stars share.

Everything above is computed from the catalog’s measured values for this star. Where a value is missing, the statement is omitted rather than guessed.

Companions in this system

hyg-118496 magnitude 16.42

About this record

Data: the HYG stellar database v4.1 (Hipparcos + Yale + Gliese, CC BY-SA, © David Nash / astronexus). Want the full stories? Our deep star guides cover Sirius, Betelgeuse, Proxima Centauri, Vega and three dozen more. You can also browse the catalog or learn how stars live and die.