HD 219672 Star Facts (Distance, Colour & more)

HD 219672 is a Main Sequence Star that is located in the constellation of Aquarius. Based on the spectral type (G0/1 V) of the star, the HD 219672 colour is yellow . It is not part of the Aquarius constellation outline but is within the borders of the constellation.

HD 219672 is located in the Milky Way galaxy, this is the galaxy that you reside in. In case you're wondering, HD 219672 is not located within the Solar System, there is only one star in the Solar System and that is the Sun.

There are no Exoplanets recorded on the site for the star and is most likely the case. If an exoplanet had been spotted or confirmed, it will probably be recorded in Exoplanet EU database.

No one has visited HD 219672 and we have no probes on a rendezvous with the star.

HD 219672 distance from Earth is 354.99 light years. When you look at a star, you are not seeing it in its present form but how it looked many years ago, as a rule of thumb, the number of light years is also the number of years in the past you are looking at it.

HD 219672 Location

The location of the main sequence star in the night sky is determined by the Right Ascension (R.A.) and Declination (Dec.), these are equivalent to the Longitude and Latitude on the Earth. The Right Ascension is how far expressed in time (hh:mm:ss) the star is along the celestial equator. If the R.A. is positive then its eastwards. The Declination is how far north or south the object is compared to the celestial equator and is expressed in degrees. For HD 219672, the location is 23 17 44.9305038277 and -08 20 59.934637098 .

HD 219672 Radial Velocity and Proper Motion

HD 219672 Proper Motion

All stars like planets orbit round a central spot, in the case of planets, its the central star such as the Sun. In the case of a star, its the galactic centre. The constellations that we see today will be different than they were 50,000 years ago or 50,000 years from now. Proper Motion details the movements of these stars and are measured in milliarcseconds. The star is moving 9.285 milliarcseconds/year towards the north and 76.705 milliarcseconds/year east if we saw them in the horizon.

HD 219672 Radial Velocity

The Radial Velocity, that is the speed at which the star is towards the Sun is -44.02000 km/s . When the value is negative then the star and the Sun are getting closer to one another, likewise, a positive number means that two stars are moving away. Its nothing to fear as the stars are so far apart, they won't collide in our life-time, if ever.

HD 219672 Physical Properties

HD 219672 Colour

Based on the star's spectral type of G0/1 V , HD 219672's colour and type is yellow main sequence star.

There is no relationship between colour and size, a red star can be both the largest and the smallest stars in the Universe. Small stars are more energy efficient than larger stars and live longer.

HD 219672 Temperature

Based on the spectral type as we don't have the exact temperature', we can deduce that the surface temperature of the star is in the order of 5,000 and 6,000K based on the notes from Harvard University. To put this in context, the temperature of our Sun is about 5,778 Kelvin as said by Google.

  • Blue (O) > 25,000K
  • Blue/White (B) = 10,000 - 25,000K
  • Blue/White (A) = 7,500 - 10,000K
  • Yellow/White (F) = 6,000 - 7,500K
  • Yellow (G) = 5,000 - 6,000K
  • Orange/Red (K) = 3,500 - 5000K
  • Red (M) = < 3,500K
  • Red (C) = < 3,500K

There is a relationship between colour and temperature, stars that are closer to red in the rainbow spectrum are cooler whereas those closer to blue are hotter. Those that are blue stars are normally identified as being young stars whereas redder stars are usually older stars, ones that are at the end of their life. An example of when its a Blue Straggler, the star has stolen matter from a nearby star and grown to appear youthful when its not. These stars are found mainly in Star Clusters.

HD 219672 Distance from Earth

The Parallax of the star is given as 9.18800 which gives a calculated distance to HD 219672 of 354.99 light years from the Earth or 108.84 parsecs. It is about 2,086,853,221,226,450 miles from Earth.

The star is roughly 22,449,705.08 Astronomical Units from the Earth/Sun give or take a few. An Astronomical Unit is the distance between Earth and the Sun. The number of A.U. is the number of times that the star is from the Earth compared to the Sun.

Alternative Names and Meanings

  • The Id of the star in the Henry Draper catalogue is HD219672. The catalogue was started by the American doctor and has been expanded on over the years.
  • BD number is the number that the star was filed under in the Durchmusterung or Bonner Durchmusterung, a star catalogue that was put together by the Bonn Observatory between 1859 to 1903. The star's BD Number is 09 6159.

HD 219672 Travel Time

The time it will take to travel to this star is dependent on how fast you are going. U.G. has done some calculations as to how long it will take going at differing speeds. A note about the calculations, when I'm talking about years, I'm talking non-leap years only (365 days).

The New Horizons space probe is the fastest probe that we've sent into space at the time of writing. Its primary mission was to visit Pluto which at the time of launch (2006), Pluto was still a planet.

Mach 1 is the speed of sound, Mach 2 is twice the speed of sound. Corncorde before it was retired was the fastest commercial airline across the Atlantic and only one that could do Mach 2.

DescriptionSpeed (m.p.h.)Time (years)
Walking 459,515,549,282.178
Car1201,983,851,642.739
Airbus A380736323,454,072.186
Mach 1767.269310,272,143.314
Mach 21,534.54155,135,869.465
New Horizons33,0007,214,005.974
Speed of Light670,616,629354.99
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Comparison Between HD 219672 and The Sun

Below is a tabular view of the star facts with the values of the Sun on the right so you can compare against our own star, the Sun. The Sun is our nearest star and it is what keeps us warm and gives us light as we complete one orbit in 365.24 days.

If you want to see the comparison between HD 219672 and our star, the Sun, you will need a screen of at least 800px across. Rotating your screen maybe sufficient to see the Stellar values for comparison.

Visual Facts


Primary NameHD 219672The Sun
Alternative Names09 6159Sol
Spectral TypeG0/1 VG2V
Star TypeHigh Proper-Motion StarMain Sequence Star
ColourYellowYellow (Atmosphere) / White (In Space)
GalaxyMilky WayMilky Way
ConstellationAquariusN/A
Main StarNoN/A
Right Ascension (R.A.)23 17 44.9305038277N/A
Declination (Dec.)-08 20 59.934637098N/A
Distance from Earth9.18800 Parallax (milliarcseconds)N/A
 354.99 Light Years8 Lt. Mins, 20 Lt. Sec.
 108.84 Parsecs0.#####4848 Parsecs
 22,449,705.08 Astronomical Units1
Proper Motion Dec.9.28500 milliarcseconds/yearN/A
Proper Motion RA.76.70500 milliarcseconds/yearN/A
Radial Velocity-44.02000 km/s-

Companions (Multi-Star and Exoplanets) Facts


Exoplanet CountNone/Unaware8 (9 inc. Pluto)

Sources and Links


Modified Date29th November 2022
Published Date21st July 2019
Source
Sun FactsSource

Aquarius's 5 Brightest Stars



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