Star · M1V
K2-316
K2-316 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M1V in the constellation Libra, 366.9 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Libra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 366.9 light-years (112.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 17.14 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.88 |
| Spectral type | M1V |
| Surface temperature | 3,440 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0148 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.379 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.408 M☉ |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 34m 29.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −23° 15′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 17.14. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 67° N. South of latitude 67° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1659. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-316, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.09, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Taurus. 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.