Star · G8
K2-15
K2-15 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G8 in the constellation Virgo, 1,611 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,611 light-years (494.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.76 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.29 |
| Spectral type | G8 |
| Surface temperature | 5,130 K |
| Luminosity | 0.352 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.68 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.72 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.46 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 52m 26.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 15′ 17″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 125.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.76. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 86° S. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 415. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 29 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-15, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.30, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- K2-15 b 11.8-day orbit · 2.48 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.