Star · G8V
Kepler-578
Kepler-578 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G8V in the constellation Lyra, 1,766 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Lyra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,766 light-years (541.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.58 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.91 |
| Spectral type | G8V |
| Surface temperature | 5,330 K |
| Luminosity | 0.46 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.83 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.87 M☉ |
| Age | 4.7 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.03 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 15m 01.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +39° 33′ 49″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.58. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 50° S. North of latitude 50° 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 260. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 31 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Kepler-578, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.50, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- Kepler-578 b 1.62-day orbit · 2 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.