Star · G2V
K2-375
K2-375 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Cancer, 2,270 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Cancer |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,270 light-years (696.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.16 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.95 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,820 K |
| Luminosity | 2.49 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.54 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.12 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.09 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 42m 00.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +20° 21′ 33″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.16. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 70° S. North of latitude 70° 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 245 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 K2-375, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.04, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Capricornus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- K2-375 b 14.5-day orbit · 2.24 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.