Star · K0V
K2-268
K2-268 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0V in the constellation Cancer, 1,069 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 5 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Cancer |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,069 light-years (327.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.85 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.27 |
| Spectral type | K0V |
| Surface temperature | 5,110 K |
| Luminosity | 0.372 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.78 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.84 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.03 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 54m 50.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 50′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 12.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.85. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 957. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 19 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-268, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.41, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. 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.