Star · G7 V
NGTS-16
NGTS-16 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G7 V in the constellation Eridanus, 2,929 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Eridanus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,929 light-years (898.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.53 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.76 |
| Spectral type | G7 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,550 K |
| Luminosity | 1.31 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.21 R☉ |
| Mass | 1 M☉ |
| Age | 10.3 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.35 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 53m 03.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −30° 48′ 17″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 46.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.53. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 59° N. South of latitude 59° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around 904 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 52 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around NGTS-16, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.60, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Corona Borealis. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- NGTS-16 b 4.85-day orbit · 14.6 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.