Star · G5V
K2-412
K2-412 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G5V in the constellation Taurus, 2,133 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Taurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,133 light-years (654.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.75 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.67 |
| Spectral type | G5V |
| Surface temperature | 5,590 K |
| Luminosity | 0.85 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.977 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.893 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.01 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 05m 02.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +21° 34′ 49″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 10.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.75. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 68° S. North of latitude 68° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around 108 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 38 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-412, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.91, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ophiuchus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- K2-412 b 5.94-day orbit · 2.12 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.