Star · K0V
NGTS-4
NGTS-4 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K0V in the constellation Columba, 915.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Columba |
|---|---|
| Distance | 915.1 light-years (280.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.14 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.90 |
| Spectral type | K0V |
| Surface temperature | 5,140 K |
| Luminosity | 0.443 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.84 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.75 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.28 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 58m 23.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −30° 48′ 42″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 24.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.14. 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 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 1111. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 16 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around NGTS-4, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.07, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hercules. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- NGTS-4 b 1.34-day orbit · 3.18 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.