Star · G8 IV/V
EPIC 249893012
EPIC 249893012 is a giant star of spectral type G8 IV/V in the constellation Libra, 1,054 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 3 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Libra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,054 light-years (323.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.53 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.98 |
| Spectral type | G8 IV/V |
| Surface temperature | 5,430 K |
| Luminosity | 2.27 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.71 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.05 M☉ |
| Age | 9.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.20 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 12m 59.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −16° 43′ 28″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 60.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.53. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 73° N. South of latitude 73° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 972. 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 249893012, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.38, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aries. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- EPIC 249893012 b 3.6-day orbit · 1.95 R⊕
- EPIC 249893012 c 15.6-day orbit · 3.67 R⊕
- EPIC 249893012 d 35.7-day orbit · 3.94 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.