Star · G2V
KMT-2018-BLG-0029L
KMT-2018-BLG-0029L is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Ophiuchus, 11,000 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 11,000 light-years (3,380 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.84 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.20 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,780 K |
| Luminosity | 1.95 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.39 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.14 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 37m 52.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −27° 59′ 05″ |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.84. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 62° N. South of latitude 62° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 11 thousand years ago. At that time the first farming villages were being founded; there was no writing yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 196 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around KMT-2018-BLG-0029L, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 17.47, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Taurus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- KMT-2018-BLG-0029L b 2.67 R⊕
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.