HR 506

Star type
g F8-9 V

Distance from Earth
g 56.6 ly

Star Service No.
g NA

Age
g NA

Radius/Mass/Temp (xSol)
g 110%; 115%; 6140 K

Brightness (xSol)
g 153%

Metallicity
g Very close to that found in Sol

Comparison to Sol
g NA

Picture of star
g NA

Star system features
g NA

Known planets
g With a mass at least 91% of Jupiter, the gas giant orbits with a period of 1040 days, or 2.85 years at an average distance of 2.10 AU (196 million miles), or 38 percent greater than the size of Mars's path around the Sun. A modest orbital eccentricity takes the planet from as far as 2.48 AU from its parent star to 1.72 AU.

Habitable zone
g NA

Orbital map
g NA

View from star
g NA

Nearby stars
(Star systems with 10 light years)
g NA

Map locating star system
g NA

Location in Earth sky
g In constellation Eridanus, not far from Achernar Alpha

Other names
g q1 Eridani; q1 Eri; HR 506

Sci-fi mentions
g NA

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