Star · K
TOI-283
TOI-283 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K in the constellation Volans, 269.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Volans |
|---|---|
| Distance | 269.1 light-years (82.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.50 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.92 |
| Spectral type | K |
| Surface temperature | 5,210 K |
| Luminosity | 0.46 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.85 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.8 M☉ |
| Age | 10.4 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.09 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 54m 16.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −65° 26′ 30″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 18.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.50. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 25° N. South of latitude 25° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1757. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around TOI-283, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.41, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- TOI-283 b 17.6-day orbit · 2.34 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 38645 9.80 light-years
- HIP 38539 13.1 light-years
- HIP 37621 18.2 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.