Star · K4V
K2-62
K2-62 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K4V in the constellation Aquarius, 366.8 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 366.8 light-years (112.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.39 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.13 |
| Spectral type | K4V |
| Surface temperature | 4,460 K |
| Luminosity | 0.188 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.696 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.67 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.10 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 17m 27.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −12° 11′ 15″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 40.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.39. 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 August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1659. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around K2-62, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.09, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Leo. 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.