Star · G0
WASP-153
WASP-153 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G0 in the constellation Lyra, 1,990 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Lyra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,990 light-years (610.2 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.59 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.66 |
| Spectral type | G0 |
| Surface temperature | 5,910 K |
| Luminosity | 2.88 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.73 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.34 M☉ |
| Age | 4.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.34 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 37m 03.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +40° 01′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 25.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.59. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 50° S. North of latitude 50° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 36. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 35 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WASP-153, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.76, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Columba. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- WASP-153 b 3.33-day orbit · 17.4 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.