Star · F
K2-232
K2-232 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F in the constellation Taurus, 423.3 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 423.3 light-years (129.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.90 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.33 |
| Spectral type | F |
| Surface temperature | 6,100 K |
| Luminosity | 1.65 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.21 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.12 M☉ |
| Age | 3.9 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.11 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 55m 04.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +18° 39′ 16″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 53.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.90. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 71° S. North of latitude 71° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1603. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 7.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-232, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.40, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.