Star · K8V
K2-318
K2-318 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Libra, 482.3 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Libra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 482.3 light-years (147.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.80 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.95 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0528 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.552 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.561 M☉ |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 29m 47.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −17° 33′ 27″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.80. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 72° N. South of latitude 72° 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 1544. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-318, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.68, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Taurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- K2-318 b 7.01-day orbit · 1.66 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.