Star · M7.5
VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b
VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b is a main-sequence star of spectral type M7.5 in the constellation Corvus, 68.9 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Other names | VHS J125601.92-125723.9 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corvus |
| Distance | 68.9 light-years (21.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 18.10 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 16.47 |
| Spectral type | M7.5 |
| Surface temperature | 2,620 K |
| Luminosity | 7.24 × 10⁻⁴ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.062 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.07 M☉ |
| Age | 0.1 billion years |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 56m 01.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −12° 57′ 25″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 33.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 18.10. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 77° N. South of latitude 77° 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 1957. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.46, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Planets
- VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b 5.80 × 10⁶-day orbit · 13.7 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.