Star · G4V
CoRoT-12
CoRoT-12 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G4V in the constellation Monoceros, 3,674 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Monoceros |
|---|---|
| Distance | 3,674 light-years (1,126 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.59 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.33 |
| Spectral type | G4V |
| Surface temperature | 5,680 K |
| Luminosity | 1.17 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.12 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.08 M☉ |
| Age | 6.3 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.16 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 43m 03.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −1° 17′ 47″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 20.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.59. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° N. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around 1649 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 65 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around CoRoT-12, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 15.09, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquila. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- CoRoT-12 b 2.83-day orbit · 16.1 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.