Star · F9 V
CoRoT-6
CoRoT-6 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F9 V in the constellation Ophiuchus, 2,105 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,105 light-years (645.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.96 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.91 |
| Spectral type | F9 V |
| Surface temperature | 6,090 K |
| Luminosity | 1.06 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.03 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.05 M☉ |
| Age | 2.5 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.20 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 44m 17.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 39′ 48″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.96. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around 80 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 37 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around CoRoT-6, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.88, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Monoceros. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- CoRoT-6 b 8.89-day orbit · 13.1 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.