Star with a known planet

HIP 18606

HIP 18606, a K0/1 III star, has one confirmed planet.

Measured

Distance
about 153 light-years
Star's spectral type
K0/1 III
Confirmed planets
1

How far, from the Sun

About 153 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light153 years
  • Voyager 1's speed2.73 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h1.66 billion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

How it was found

  • First planet found in 2025, by radial velocity (NASA Exoplanet Archive).

Its planets

  • HIP 18606 b — 14 times Earth's width (estimated from its mass, not measured), a giant, Jupiter-sized or more; its year lasts 670 days; about 130 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2025 by radial velocity.

The NASA Exoplanet Archive's page

Where this comes from

  • NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters (fetched 2026-11-02). Composite values: where a planet's size or mass was not measured, the archive estimates it from the other.
  • This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.