Star · K7e V
GQ Lup
GQ Lup is a main-sequence star of spectral type K7e V in the constellation Lupus, 493.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Lupus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 493.1 light-years (151.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.59 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.69 |
| Spectral type | K7e V |
| Surface temperature | 4,360 K |
| Luminosity | 0.846 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.94 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.7 M☉ |
| Age | 0.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.35 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 49m 12.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −35° 39′ 05″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.59. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 54° N. South of latitude 54° 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 1533. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around GQ Lup, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.73, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Perseus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- GQ Lup b 33.6 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.