Star · F9
WASP-176
WASP-176 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F9 in the constellation Delphinus, 1,957 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Delphinus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,957 light-years (600.1 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.09 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 3.20 |
| Spectral type | F9 |
| Surface temperature | 5,940 K |
| Luminosity | 4.14 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.93 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.35 M☉ |
| Age | 4.8 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.16 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 54m 44.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 10′ 45″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 23.6 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.09. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° S. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 69. 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-176, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 13.72, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- WASP-176 b 3.9-day orbit · 16.9 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.