Star · K V
TOI-969
TOI-969 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K V in the constellation Canis Minor, 253.8 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Canis Minor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 253.8 light-years (77.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.77 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.31 |
| Spectral type | K V |
| Surface temperature | 4,440 K |
| Luminosity | 0.199 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.671 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.734 M☉ |
| Age | 2.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.18 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 40m 32.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 05′ 57″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 31.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.77. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° S. 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 1772. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around TOI-969, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.29, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquila. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 38138 11.9 light-years
- HIP 37885 16.1 light-years
- 14 CMi 20.0 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.