Star · M4
Kepler-446
Kepler-446 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4 in the constellation Lyra, 314.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 3 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Lyra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 314.1 light-years (96.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 17.46 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 12.54 |
| Spectral type | M4 |
| Surface temperature | 3,360 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00565 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.24 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.22 M☉ |
| Age | 3.7 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.30 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 49m 00.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +44° 55′ 16″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 12.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 17.46. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 45° S. North of latitude 45° 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 1712. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.6 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Kepler-446, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.75, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- Kepler-446 b 1.57-day orbit · 1.5 R⊕
- Kepler-446 c 3.04-day orbit · 1.11 R⊕
- Kepler-446 d 5.15-day orbit · 1.35 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- 13 Lyr 8.34 light-years
- HIP 91739 9.03 light-years
- Kepler-504 15.6 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.