Star · K4III
KIC 3526061
KIC 3526061 is a giant star of spectral type K4III in the constellation Lyra, 1,302 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Lyra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,302 light-years (399.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.48 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.47 |
| Spectral type | K4III |
| Surface temperature | 4,830 K |
| Luminosity | 16.4 L☉ |
| Radius | 5.86 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.42 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.12 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 00m 44.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +38° 36′ 40″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.48. 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 the year 724. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 23 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around KIC 3526061, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.84, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- KIC 3526061 b 3,550-day orbit · 12.1 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.