Star · G2V
Gaia22dkvL
Gaia22dkvL is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Carina, 4,142 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Carina |
|---|---|
| Distance | 4,142 light-years (1,270 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.69 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.17 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,780 K |
| Luminosity | 1.99 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.41 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.15 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 07m 04.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −66° 10′ 51″ |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.69. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 24° N. South of latitude 24° S 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 4,142 years ago. At that time the first farming villages were being founded; there was no writing yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 73 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gaia22dkvL, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 15.35, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cepheus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- Gaia22dkvL b 14.1 R⊕
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.