Star · F4V
WASP-188
WASP-188 is a main-sequence star of spectral type F4V in the constellation Lyra, 2,279 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Lyra |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2,279 light-years (698.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.21 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 2.99 |
| Spectral type | F4V |
| Surface temperature | 6,850 K |
| Luminosity | 5.53 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.83 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.5 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.00 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 35m 07.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 36′ 56″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 18.3 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.21. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 53° S. North of latitude 53° 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 254 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 40 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WASP-188, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 14.05, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Columba. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- WASP-188 b 5.75-day orbit · 14.8 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.