Star · K2
BD+03 2562
BD+03 2562 is a supergiant star of spectral type K2 in the constellation Virgo, 3,217 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 3,217 light-years (986.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.71 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −0.26 |
| Spectral type | K2 |
| Surface temperature | 4,100 K |
| Luminosity | 501 L☉ |
| Radius | 32.4 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.14 M☉ |
| Age | 5.2 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.71 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 50m 15.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 45′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 98.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.71. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° S. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around 1192 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 57 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around BD+03 2562, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.80, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- BD+03 2562 b 482-day orbit · 12.7 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.