Star · G7V
TOI-4961
TOI-4961 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G7V in the constellation Crux, 695.0 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Crux |
|---|---|
| Distance | 695.0 light-years (213.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.49 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.85 |
| Spectral type | G7V |
| Surface temperature | 5,380 K |
| Luminosity | 0.629 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.912 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.912 M☉ |
| Age | 8.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.21 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 50m 00.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −59° 53′ 31″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 18.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.49. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 30° N. South of latitude 30° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1331. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 12 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around TOI-4961, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.47, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cassiopeia. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- TOI-4961 b 7.48-day orbit · 12.3 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.