Star · K8V
TIC 231949697
TIC 231949697 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K8V in the constellation Puppis, 163.6 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Puppis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 163.6 light-years (50.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.16 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 9.66 |
| Spectral type | K8V |
| Surface temperature | 3,450 K |
| Luminosity | 0.041 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.493 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.491 M☉ |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 17m 01.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −43° 21′ 58″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 16.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.16. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 47° N. South of latitude 47° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1862. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.9 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around TIC 231949697, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.33, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Lyra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- TIC 231949697 b 0.907-day orbit · 1.53 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 29479 8.31 light-years
- HIP 30158 11.9 light-years
- HIP 30260 12.2 light-years
- HIP 28604 12.4 light-years
- HIP 28987 13.4 light-years
- HIP 27578 13.8 light-years
- HIP 32251 15.0 light-years
- HIP 28150 16.0 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.