Star · K1 V
KPS-1
KPS-1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K1 V in the constellation Ursa Major, 856.8 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 856.8 light-years (262.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.97 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.87 |
| Spectral type | K1 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,170 K |
| Luminosity | 0.444 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.907 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.892 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.22 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 00m 40.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +64° 57′ 50″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.0 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.97. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 25° S. North of latitude 25° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1169. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 15 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around KPS-1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.93, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Tucana. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- KPS-1 b 1.71-day orbit · 11.5 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.