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HD 159868

HighPM* SIMBAD PM* G5V 160 papers

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Right ascension: 17h 38m 59.53s
Declination: −43° 08′ 43.8″
Galactic l, b: 347.17, -6.313
Magnitude V: 7.24
Parallax: 17.875 mas
Redshift z: -7.835e-05
Radial velocity: -23.49 km/s
Proper motion: -230.8, -167.9 mas/yr

Also known as

30 identifiers

2MASS J17385955-4308437CD-43 11901CPC 0 16493CPD-43 8186[CS62] E7 66Gaia DR1 5955841732164073984Gaia DR2 5955841736510622208Gaia DR3 5955841736510622208GC 23898GCRV 67207GEN# +1.00159868GJ 4014HD 159868HIC 86375HIP 86375LTT 7019NLTT 45168PLX 4002.1PLX 4002.10PPM 323218SAO 228234SKY# 31880SPOCS 760TIC 248320609TYC 7896-3839-1UBV 14992UBV M 22290uvby98 100159868WEB 14573WISEA J173859.30-430845.5

Published measurements

3 quantities measured more than once

One object can carry a dozen published estimates of the same quantity. The register keeps them side by side rather than picking a winner — the citation is part of the value.

Mass 4 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Source	Reference	Year
1.19	M_sun		NASA Exoplanet Archive	Luhn et al. 2019	2019
1.42	M_sun	± 0.12	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Stassun et al. 2017	2017
1.087	M_sun	± 0.032	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Wittenmyer et al. 2012	2012
0.97	M_sun	± 0.1363	NASA Exoplanet Archive	TICv8	2007

Radius 3 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Source	Reference	Year
2.13	R_sun		NASA Exoplanet Archive	Luhn et al. 2019	2019
1.97	R_sun	± 0.04	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Stassun et al. 2017	2017
2.06273	R_sun	± 0.1203	NASA Exoplanet Archive	TICv8	2007

Effective temperature 4 values

Value	Unit	Uncertainty	Source	Reference	Year
5,534	K		NASA Exoplanet Archive	Luhn et al. 2019	2019
5,566	K	± 20	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Stassun et al. 2017	2017
5,558	K	± 15	NASA Exoplanet Archive	Wittenmyer et al. 2012	2012
5,534	K	± 86.29	NASA Exoplanet Archive	TICv8	2007

Related objects

Object	Type	Relation
HD 159868 b	Exoplanet	host
HD 159868 c	Exoplanet	host

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
HD 159868 b	Exoplanet	4.424″	7.24
HD 159868 c	Exoplanet	4.424″	7.24
HD 159941	Star	242.4″	7.82

Provenance

where this card came from

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/hd-159868-2319661 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.