Star · G2V
MOA-2009-BLG-266L
MOA-2009-BLG-266L is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Scorpius, 9,915 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Scorpius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 9,915 light-years (3,040 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 20.43 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 8.02 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,780 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0577 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.24 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.56 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 48m 01.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −35° 00′ 19″ |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 20.43. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 55° N. South of latitude 55° 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 9,915 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 176 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around MOA-2009-BLG-266L, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 17.24, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Auriga. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- MOA-2009-BLG-266L b 2,800-day orbit · 3.21 R⊕
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.