Star · M
KMT-2024-BLG-0404L
KMT-2024-BLG-0404L is a main-sequence star of spectral type M in the constellation Sagittarius, 23,500 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 23,500 light-years (7,210 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 33.49 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 19.20 |
| Spectral type | M |
| Surface temperature | 5,780 K |
| Luminosity | 1.94 × 10⁻⁶ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.00139 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.09 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 04m 35.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −27° 57′ 13″ |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 33.49. 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 24 thousand years ago. At that time Homo sapiens was spreading out of Africa; there was no farming yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 417 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around KMT-2024-BLG-0404L, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 19.12, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Gemini. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- KMT-2024-BLG-0404L c 4.33 R⊕
- KMT-2024-BLG-0404L b 11.9 R⊕
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.