Star · M2 V
Kepler-296
Kepler-296 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2 V in the constellation Draco, 544.7 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 5 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Draco |
|---|---|
| Distance | 544.7 light-years (167.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.36 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 10.25 |
| Spectral type | M2 V |
| Surface temperature | 3,740 K |
| Luminosity | 0.031 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.48 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.498 M☉ |
| Age | 4.2 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.08 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 06m 09.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +49° 26′ 14″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 9.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.36. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 41° S. North of latitude 41° 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 1481. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 9.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Kepler-296, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.94, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- Kepler-296 c 5.84-day orbit · 2 R⊕
- Kepler-296 b 10.9-day orbit · 1.61 R⊕
- Kepler-296 d 19.9-day orbit · 2.09 R⊕
- Kepler-296 e 34.1-day orbit · 1.53 R⊕
- Kepler-296 f 63.3-day orbit · 1.8 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.