Star · G2 V
K2-38
K2-38 is a giant star of spectral type G2 V in the constellation Scorpius, 621.6 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Scorpius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 621.6 light-years (190.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.46 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.06 |
| Spectral type | G2 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,730 K |
| Luminosity | 1.09 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.06 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.03 M☉ |
| Age | 6.7 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.26 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 00m 08.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −23° 11′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 71.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.46. 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 1404. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 11 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-38, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.23, 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.