Star · G2V
MOA-2016-BLG-526L
MOA-2016-BLG-526L is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Scorpius, 22,600 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Scorpius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 22,600 light-years (6,930 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 25.35 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.15 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,780 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00323 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0567 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.37 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 46m 40.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −34° 23′ 10″ |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 25.35. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 56° N. South of latitude 56° 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 23 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 401 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around MOA-2016-BLG-526L, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 19.03, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Auriga. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- MOA-2016-BLG-526L b 3.97 R⊕
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.