Star · K6III
Kepler-1443
Kepler-1443 is a giant star of spectral type K6III in the constellation Lyra, 2,098 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Lyra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,098 light-years (643.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.85 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.81 |
| Spectral type | K6III |
| Surface temperature | 6,290 K |
| Luminosity | 3.64 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.27 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.19 M☉ |
| Age | 2.6 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.00 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 53m 44.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +47° 04′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 34.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.85. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 43° S. North of latitude 43° 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 73 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 37 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Kepler-1443, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.87, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- Kepler-1443 b 2.42-day orbit · 0.97 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.