Star · G2V
OGLE-2014-BLG-0221L
OGLE-2014-BLG-0221L is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Sagittarius, 12,000 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 12,000 light-years (3,680 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 19.60 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.77 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,780 K |
| Luminosity | 0.182 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.425 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.69 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 01m 12.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −27° 25′ 36″ |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 19.60. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 63° N. South of latitude 63° 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 12 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 213 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around OGLE-2014-BLG-0221L, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 17.66, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Gemini. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- OGLE-2014-BLG-0221L b 12.9 R⊕
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.