Star · K7V
EPIC 206042996
EPIC 206042996 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K7V in the constellation Aquarius, 1,473 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,473 light-years (451.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.59 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.32 |
| Spectral type | K7V |
| Surface temperature | 4,110 K |
| Luminosity | 0.105 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.5 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.565 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.01 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 30m 03.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −13° 36′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 22.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.59. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 76° N. South of latitude 76° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 553. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 26 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around EPIC 206042996, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.10, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- EPIC 206042996 c 0.355-day orbit · 1.2 R⊕
- EPIC 206042996 b 5.3-day orbit · 1.7 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.