Star · K4V
HATS-48 A
HATS-48 A is a main-sequence star of spectral type K4V in the constellation Pavo, 859.8 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Pavo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 859.8 light-years (263.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.23 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.13 |
| Spectral type | K4V |
| Surface temperature | 4,550 K |
| Luminosity | 0.196 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.715 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.728 M☉ |
| Age | 12.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.19 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 14m 41.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −59° 34′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 8.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.23. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 30° N. South of latitude 30° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1166. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 15 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around HATS-48 A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.93, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lynx. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HATS-48 A b 3.13-day orbit · 8.97 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.