Star · G2 IV
NGTS-24
NGTS-24 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2 IV in the constellation Centaurus, 2,228 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Centaurus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,228 light-years (683.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.21 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.04 |
| Spectral type | G2 IV |
| Surface temperature | 5,820 K |
| Luminosity | 2.79 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.64 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.26 M☉ |
| Age | 4.8 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.27 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 14m 15.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −37° 54′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 2.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.21. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° S 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 203 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 40 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around NGTS-24, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.00, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Andromeda. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- NGTS-24 b 3.47-day orbit · 13.6 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.