Star · G2V
K2-351
K2-351 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Virgo, 2,266 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,266 light-years (694.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.20 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.99 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,770 K |
| Luminosity | 1.06 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.05 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.02 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.08 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 46m 36.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −11° 48′ 18″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 55.2 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.20. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 78° N. South of latitude 78° S it never sets. 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 241 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 40 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-351, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.04, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- K2-351 b 7.81-day orbit · 2.54 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.