Star · G1V
Kepler-1188
Kepler-1188 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G1V in the constellation Lyra, 5,602 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Lyra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 5,602 light-years (1,717 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.94 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.77 |
| Spectral type | G1V |
| Surface temperature | 5,910 K |
| Luminosity | 2.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.06 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.04 M☉ |
| Age | 4.2 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.00 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 52m 24.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +43° 08′ 53″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 39.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.94. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 47° S. North of latitude 47° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 5,602 years ago. At that time the first farming villages were being founded; there was no writing yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 99 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Kepler-1188, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 16.00, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- Kepler-1188 b 17.1-day orbit · 2.08 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.