Star · F6V
Kepler-126
Kepler-126 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F6V in the constellation Cygnus, 754.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 3 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Cygnus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 754.0 light-years (231.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.56 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.74 |
| Spectral type | F6V |
| Surface temperature | 6,240 K |
| Luminosity | 2.83 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.36 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.11 M☉ |
| Age | 3.4 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.16 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 17m 23.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +44° 12′ 31″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.56. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 46° S. North of latitude 46° 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 around the year 1272. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 13 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Kepler-126, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.65, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- Kepler-126 b 10.5-day orbit · 1.52 R⊕
- Kepler-126 c 21.9-day orbit · 1.58 R⊕
- Kepler-126 d 100-day orbit · 2.5 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.