Star · G2V
OGLE-2018-BLG-0506L
OGLE-2018-BLG-0506L is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2V in the constellation Scorpius, 18,300 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Scorpius |
|---|---|
| Distance | 18,300 light-years (5,600 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.04 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.30 |
| Spectral type | G2V |
| Surface temperature | 5,780 K |
| Luminosity | 0.112 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.333 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.63 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 50m 31.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −31° 55′ 27″ |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.04. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 58° N. South of latitude 58° 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 18 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 324 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around OGLE-2018-BLG-0506L, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 18.57, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Auriga. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- OGLE-2018-BLG-0506L b 4.18 R⊕
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.