Star · G2V
Kepler-501
Kepler-501 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Cygnus, 3,670 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Cygnus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 3,670 light-years (1,125 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.89 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.63 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,790 K |
| Luminosity | 1.65 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.22 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.03 M☉ |
| Age | 0.3 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.14 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 48m 48.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +41° 43′ 49″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 55.0 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 48° S. North of latitude 48° 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 1645 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 65 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Kepler-501, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 15.09, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- Kepler-501 c 3.62-day orbit · 1.68 R⊕
- Kepler-501 b 5.64-day orbit · 4.3 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.