With an apparent visual magnitude of 7.46,[2] his yellow-hued star is too faint to be viewed with the naked eye.
Parallax measurements provide a distance estimate of 169.4 light years from the Sun, and it has an absolute magnitude of 3.98.
[1] This is a Sun-like main sequence star with a stellar classification of G2V,[3] indicating that it is generating energy through core hydrogen fusion.
[7] This is a superjovian planet with an eccentric orbit, completing a lap around its host star every 9.9 years.
[8] In 2022, the inclination and true mass of HD 72659 b were measured via astrometry, along with the detection of a second substellar companion, likely a brown dwarf.