Star · K2V
K2-279
K2-279 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K2V in the constellation Virgo, 605.2 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 605.2 light-years (185.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.58 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.24 |
| Spectral type | K2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,560 K |
| Luminosity | 0.624 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.86 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.79 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.37 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 39m 07.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −6° 02′ 30″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 90.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.58. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 84° N. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1421. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 11 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-279, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.17, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- K2-279 b 7.12-day orbit · 1.21 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.