Star · K0V
EPIC 212297394
EPIC 212297394 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0V in the constellation Virgo, 1,365 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,365 light-years (418.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.61 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.50 |
| Spectral type | K0V |
| Surface temperature | 5,170 K |
| Luminosity | 0.342 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.8 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.83 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.03 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 48m 49.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −17° 36′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 46.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.61. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 72° N. South of latitude 72° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 661. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 24 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around EPIC 212297394, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.94, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aries. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- EPIC 212297394 b 2.29-day orbit · 1.48 R⊕
- EPIC 212297394 c 5.21-day orbit · 2.27 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.