Star · K2V
K2-281
K2-281 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K2V in the constellation Pisces, 1,494 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Pisces |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,494 light-years (458.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.05 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.75 |
| Spectral type | K2V |
| Surface temperature | 4,810 K |
| Luminosity | 0.225 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.76 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.82 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.22 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 04m 54.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +7° 16′ 09″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.05. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 532. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 27 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-281, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.13, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- K2-281 b 8.69-day orbit · 8.18 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.