Star · M7.0 V
Teegarden's Star
Teegarden's Star is a main-sequence star of spectral type M7.0 V in the constellation Aries, 12.5 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 3 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Aries |
|---|---|
| Distance | 12.5 light-years (3.83 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.29 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 17.37 |
| Spectral type | M7.0 V |
| Surface temperature | 3,030 K |
| Luminosity | 7.22 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.12 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.097 M☉ |
| Age | 8.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.11 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 53m 04.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +16° 51′ 52″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 112.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.29. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 73° S. North of latitude 73° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 2014. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 222 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Teegarden's Star, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 2.75, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Libra. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
- Teegarden's Star b 4.91-day orbit · 1.05 R⊕
- Teegarden's Star c 11.4-day orbit · 1.02 R⊕
- Teegarden's Star d 26.1-day orbit · 0.954 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.