Star · K2V
Kepler-1459
Kepler-1459 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K2V in the constellation Lyra, 1,486 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Lyra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,486 light-years (455.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.89 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.60 |
| Spectral type | K2V |
| Surface temperature | 4,830 K |
| Luminosity | 0.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.74 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.78 M☉ |
| Age | 3.9 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.01 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 49m 41.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +46° 00′ 50″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 35.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.89. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 44° S. North of latitude 44° 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 540. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 26 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Kepler-1459, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.12, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- Kepler-1459 b 62.9-day orbit · 1.36 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.