Star · K7III
TOI-1294
TOI-1294 is a giant star of spectral type K7III in the constellation Ursa Minor, 1,082 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,082 light-years (331.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.44 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.84 |
| Spectral type | K7III |
| Surface temperature | 5,720 K |
| Luminosity | 2.34 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.56 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.16 M☉ |
| Age | 6.2 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.28 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 52m 22.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +70° 28′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 99.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.44. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 20° S. North of latitude 20° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 944. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 19 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around TOI-1294, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.43, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydrus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- TOI-1294 b 3.92-day orbit · 10.1 R⊕
- TOI-1294 c 160-day orbit · 14.3 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.