Star · G2 V
Axólotl
Axólotl is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2 V in the constellation Cetus, 308.3 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HD 224693 · HIP 118319 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 308.3 light-years (94.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.23 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.35 |
| Spectral type | G2 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,890 K |
| Luminosity | 4.07 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.93 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.31 M☉ |
| Age | 4.1 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.27 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 59m 53.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −22° 25′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 67.0 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.23); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 68° N. South of latitude 68° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1718. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Axólotl, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.71, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Coma Berenices. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 224693 b 26.7-day orbit · 14 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 24 10.6 light-years
- HIP 255 15.1 light-years
- HIP 117370 15.2 light-years
- HIP 1071 19.3 light-years
- HIP 964 19.7 light-years
- HIP 117328 19.9 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.