Star · G2 V
WASP-157
WASP-157 is a main-sequence star of spectral type G2 V in the constellation Virgo, 1,108 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Virgo |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,108 light-years (339.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.92 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.26 |
| Spectral type | G2 V |
| Surface temperature | 5,770 K |
| Luminosity | 1.2 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.1 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.06 M☉ |
| Age | 1.6 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.25 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 26m 37.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −8° 19′ 03″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 56.9 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.92. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 82° N. 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 918. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 20 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WASP-157, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.49, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Pisces. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- WASP-157 b 3.95-day orbit · 11.2 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.