Star · G7 IV/V
K2-261
K2-261 is a giant star of spectral type G7 IV/V in the constellation Leo, 701.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Leo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 701.1 light-years (214.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.72 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.06 |
| Spectral type | G7 IV/V |
| Surface temperature | 5,490 K |
| Luminosity | 2.26 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.66 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.11 M☉ |
| Age | 8.8 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.37 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 52m 07.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +0° 29′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 50.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.72. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° N. 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 1325. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 12 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-261, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.49, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- K2-261 b 11.6-day orbit · 9.27 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.