Star · G5V
K2-356
K2-356 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G5V in the constellation Cancer, 1,160 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Cancer |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,160 light-years (355.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.27 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.52 |
| Spectral type | G5V |
| Surface temperature | 5,570 K |
| Luminosity | 0.57 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.86 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.9 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.11 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 33m 17.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +13° 39′ 41″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 41.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.27. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 76° S. North of latitude 76° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 866. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 21 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-356, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.58, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Capricornus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- K2-356 b 21-day orbit · 2.29 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.