Star · K6
WASP-107
WASP-107 is a supergiant star of spectral type K6 in the constellation Virgo, 210.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 210.1 light-years (64.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.94 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 7.90 |
| Spectral type | K6 |
| Surface temperature | 4,430 K |
| Luminosity | 0.132 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.657 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.683 M☉ |
| Age | 3.4 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.02 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 33m 32.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −10° 08′ 46″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.8 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.94. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 80° N. South of latitude 80° S it never sets. 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 1816. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.7 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WASP-107, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 8.87, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- WASP-107 b 5.72-day orbit · 10.5 R⊕
- WASP-107 c 1,090-day orbit · 13 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 60981 13.5 light-years
- HIP 62153 15.5 light-years
- HIP 60987 16.2 light-years
- HIP 62371 16.7 light-years
- HIP 60221 16.9 light-years
- HIP 61153 17.7 light-years
- HIP 62057 18.4 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.