Star · G2V
OGLE-2012-BLG-0563L
OGLE-2012-BLG-0563L is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Sagittarius, 4,240 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 4,240 light-years (1,300 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 22.51 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 11.94 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,780 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00155 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0393 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.34 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 05m 57.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −27° 42′ 43″ |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 22.51. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 62° N. South of latitude 62° 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 4,240 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 75 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around OGLE-2012-BLG-0563L, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 15.40, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Gemini. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- OGLE-2012-BLG-0563L b 13.6 R⊕
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.