Star · K1 III
Mago
Mago is a giant star of spectral type K1 III in the constellation Camelopardalis, 396.8 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | HD 32518 · HIP 24003 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 396.8 light-years (121.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.43 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 1.00 |
| Spectral type | K1 III |
| Surface temperature | 4,580 K |
| Luminosity | 46.3 L☉ |
| Radius | 10.2 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.13 M☉ |
| Age | 5.8 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.15 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 09m 36.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +69° 38′ 22″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 50.8 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.43). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 20° S. North of latitude 20° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1629. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 7.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Mago, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.26, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Triangulum Australe. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- HD 32518 b 157-day orbit · 13.2 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.