Star · G6V
K2-282
K2-282 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G6V in the constellation Pisces, 1,619 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Pisces |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,619 light-years (496.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.21 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.73 |
| Spectral type | G6V |
| Surface temperature | 5,500 K |
| Luminosity | 0.61 L☉ |
| Radius | 1 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.94 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.23 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 53m 43.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +7° 59′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 76.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.21. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° 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 407. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 29 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-282, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.31, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Virgo. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- K2-282 b 4.17-day orbit · 2.5 R⊕
- EPIC 220554210 c 0.705-day orbit · 1.6 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.