Star · G5
TOI-5696
TOI-5696 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G5 in the constellation Sextans, 215.4 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Sextans |
|---|---|
| Distance | 215.4 light-years (66.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.93 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.83 |
| Spectral type | G5 |
| Surface temperature | 5,270 K |
| Luminosity | 0.477 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.828 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.9 M☉ |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 44m 37.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 20′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 28.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.93. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 84° S. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1811. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.8 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around TOI-5696, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.93, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- TOI-5696 b 32.4-day orbit · 2.59 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 52554 15.0 light-years
- SDSS J104407.47+015742.0 16.9 light-years
- HIP 52547 19.0 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.