Star · G7V
K2-272
K2-272 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G7V in the constellation Cancer, 1,380 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Cancer |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,380 light-years (423.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.87 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.74 |
| Spectral type | G7V |
| Surface temperature | 5,400 K |
| Luminosity | 0.499 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.83 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.86 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.09 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 50m 29.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +17° 32′ 33″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.87. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 72° S. North of latitude 72° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 646. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 24 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-272, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.96, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Capricornus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- K2-272 b 14.5-day orbit · 3.13 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.