Star · K3 IV
TYC 8998-760-1
TYC 8998-760-1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K3 IV in the constellation Musca, 307.3 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Musca |
|---|---|
| Distance | 307.3 light-years (94.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.22 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.35 |
| Spectral type | K3 IV |
| Surface temperature | 4,570 K |
| Luminosity | 0.457 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.02 R☉ |
| Mass | 1 M☉ |
| Age | 0.0 billion years |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 25m 12.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −64° 56′ 21″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 19.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.22. 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 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 1719. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around TYC 8998-760-1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.70, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cassiopeia. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- TYC 8998-760-1 b 21.2 R⊕
- TYC 8998-760-1 c 12.3 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.