Star · M4
TOI-715
TOI-715 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4 in the constellation Volans, 138.7 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Volans |
|---|---|
| Distance | 138.7 light-years (42.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.39 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 13.25 |
| Spectral type | M4 |
| Surface temperature | 3,080 K |
| Luminosity | 0.00491 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.24 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.225 M☉ |
| Age | 6.2 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.25 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 35m 24.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −73° 34′ 39″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 16.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.39. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 16° N. South of latitude 16° 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 1887. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around TOI-715, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.97, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- TOI-715 b 19.3-day orbit · 1.55 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.