Star · F
WASP-187
WASP-187 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F in the constellation Pisces, 1,174 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Pisces |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,174 light-years (360.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.36 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.58 |
| Spectral type | F |
| Surface temperature | 6,150 K |
| Luminosity | 9.27 L☉ |
| Radius | 2.83 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.54 M☉ |
| Age | 2.6 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.00 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 09m 54.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +25° 40′ 54″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.36. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 64° S. North of latitude 64° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 852. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 21 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WASP-187, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.61, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Hydra. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- WASP-187 b 5.15-day orbit · 18.4 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.