Star · K7
K2-116
K2-116 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K7 in the constellation Aquarius, 162.6 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HIP 110620 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 162.6 light-years (49.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.80 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.31 |
| Spectral type | K7 |
| Surface temperature | 4,350 K |
| Luminosity | 0.179 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.669 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.695 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.01 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 24m 36.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −11° 34′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 55.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.80. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 78° N. South of latitude 78° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1863. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-116, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.32, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- K2-116 b 4.66-day orbit · 0.69 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 111173 8.60 light-years
- HIP 110079 12.4 light-years
- WISEA J223343.53-133140.9 13.4 light-years
- HIP 109316 13.6 light-years
- HIP 111063 14.9 light-years
- HIP 110138 15.7 light-years
- HIP 109058 16.3 light-years
- HIP 110014 17.0 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.