Star · K5V
K2-126
K2-126 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K5V in the constellation Virgo, 335.8 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 335.8 light-years (103.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.76 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.70 |
| Spectral type | K5V |
| Surface temperature | 4,340 K |
| Luminosity | 0.133 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.65 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.69 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.02 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 34m 11.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −13° 34′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 18.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.76. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 76° N. South of latitude 76° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1690. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-126, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.89, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- K2-126 b 7.39-day orbit · 1.97 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.