page_title: Iota Horologii
section_title: Distance and visibility
hierarchical_section_title: Iota Horologii / Distance and visibility
context_page_description: Iota Horologii, Latinized from ι Horologii, is a yellow-hued star approximately 56.5 light-years away in the Horologium constellation. The star is classified as a G0Vp yellow dwarf. It has a mass and radius larger than the Sun, and is about 50% more luminous.
  In 1999, a planet of the star was discovered. Because the planet orbits in a near Earth orbit, Iota Horologii was ranked 69th in the list of candidates for NASA's planned Terrestrial Planet Finder mission. In 2000, a dust disc was announced around the star, but this was later determined to be an instrumental artifact.
context_section_description: Since Iota Horologii is in the minor constellation of Horologium and is quite dim in the sky, it has not been given a traditional name.  It lies roughly between the stars Eta Horologii and R Horologii (though it is not close to them in real space).
  In its current position, Iota Horologii is closest to the star Chi Eridani (a yellow subgiant), approximately 7 light-years away.  The closest planetary systems to Iota Horologii are HD 10647 (a yellow dwarf), approximately 57 light-years away, and Epsilon Reticuli (an orange subgiant), approximately 59 light-years away.  Other star systems close to Iota Horologii include Nu Phoenicis and Zeta Reticuli.
caption: Iota Horologii (ι) in the constellation of Horologium.
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