Star · G2
WASP-126
WASP-126 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2 in the constellation Hydrus, 710.1 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Hydrus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 710.1 light-years (217.7 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.09 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.40 |
| Spectral type | G2 |
| Surface temperature | 5,800 K |
| Luminosity | 1.44 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.27 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.12 M☉ |
| Age | 6.4 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.21 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 13m 29.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −69° 13′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 90.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.09. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 21° N. South of latitude 21° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1316. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 13 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WASP-126, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.52, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Draco. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- WASP-126 b 3.29-day orbit · 10.5 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.