Star · G0 V
CoRoT-13
CoRoT-13 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0 V in the constellation Monoceros, 3,747 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Monoceros |
|---|---|
| Distance | 3,747 light-years (1,149 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.01 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.71 |
| Spectral type | G0 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,950 K |
| Luminosity | 1.18 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.01 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.09 M☉ |
| Age | 1.6 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.01 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 50m 53.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −5° 05′ 11″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.01. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 85° 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 1722 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 66 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around CoRoT-13, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 15.13, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Serpens. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- CoRoT-13 b 4.04-day orbit · 9.92 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.