Star · K2III
EPIC 248847494
EPIC 248847494 is a giant star of spectral type K2III in the constellation Leo, 1,800 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,800 light-years (551.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.35 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.64 |
| Spectral type | K2III |
| Surface temperature | 4,900 K |
| Luminosity | 3.53 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.7 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.9 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.23 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 37m 33.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 50′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 101.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.35. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 226. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 32 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around EPIC 248847494, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.54, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- EPIC 248847494 b 3,650-day orbit · 12.4 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.