Star · A8V
EPIC 212587672
EPIC 212587672 is a main-sequence star of spectral type A8V in the constellation Virgo, 1,080 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,080 light-years (331.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.51 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.91 |
| Spectral type | A8V |
| Surface temperature | 6,000 K |
| Luminosity | 1.09 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.98 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.99 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.18 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 41m 46.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −10° 51′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 45.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.51. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 79° N. South of latitude 79° 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 946. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 19 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around EPIC 212587672, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.43, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- EPIC 212587672 b 15.3-day orbit · 1.26 R⊕
- EPIC 212587672 c 23.2-day orbit · 2.32 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.