Star · G0V
Kepler-277
Kepler-277 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0V in the constellation Lyra, 3,185 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Lyra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 3,185 light-years (976.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.54 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.59 |
| Spectral type | G0V |
| Surface temperature | 5,950 K |
| Luminosity | 3.7 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.69 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.12 M☉ |
| Age | 3.9 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.09 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 06m 20.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +39° 04′ 38″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 84.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.54. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 51° S. North of latitude 51° 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 1160 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 57 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Kepler-277, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.78, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- Kepler-277 b 17.3-day orbit · 2.92 R⊕
- Kepler-277 c 33-day orbit · 3.36 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.