Star · M V
OGLE-2012-BLG-0724L
OGLE-2012-BLG-0724L is a main-sequence star of spectral type M V in the constellation Sagittarius, 21,900 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 21,900 light-years (6,700 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 27.91 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 13.78 |
| Spectral type | M V |
| Surface temperature | 5,780 K |
| Luminosity | 2.86 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0169 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.29 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 55m 52.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −29° 49′ 07″ |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 27.91. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 60° N. South of latitude 60° 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 22 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 388 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around OGLE-2012-BLG-0724L, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 18.96, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Auriga. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- OGLE-2012-BLG-0724L b 14.3 R⊕
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.