Star · K6-M1
ISO-Oph 96
ISO-Oph 96 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K6-M1 in the constellation Ophiuchus, 458.5 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 458.5 light-years (140.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.90 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.16 |
| Spectral type | K6-M1 |
| Surface temperature | 3,920 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0661 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.731 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.41 M☉ |
| Age | 0.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.05 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 27m 04.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −24° 43′ 00″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 17.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.90. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 65° N. South of latitude 65° 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 1568. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around ISO-Oph 96, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.57, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Taurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- KOINTREAU-3 b 13.1 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.