Star · K7 V
1RXS J160929.1-210524
1RXS J160929.1-210524 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K7 V in the constellation Scorpius, 453.8 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Scorpius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 453.8 light-years (139.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.62 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.90 |
| Spectral type | K7 V |
| Surface temperature | 4,060 K |
| Luminosity | 0.427 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.31 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.85 M☉ |
| Age | 0.0 billion years |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 09m 30.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −21° 04′ 59″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 16.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.62. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 69° N. South of latitude 69° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1572. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 1RXS J160929.1-210524, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.55, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Taurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- 1RXS J160929.1-210524 b 18.6 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.