Star · F8V
KIC 3558849
KIC 3558849 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F8V in the constellation Cygnus, 3,965 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Cygnus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 3,965 light-years (1,216 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.32 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.90 |
| Spectral type | F8V |
| Surface temperature | 6,180 K |
| Luminosity | 2.54 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.01 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.98 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.42 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 39m 48.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +38° 36′ 19″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.32. 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 1940 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 70 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around KIC 3558849, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 15.25, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Puppis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- KIC 3558849 b 1,320-day orbit · 6.9 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.