Star · K1V
WASP-29
WASP-29 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K1V in the constellation Phoenix, 285.2 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Phoenix |
|---|---|
| Distance | 285.2 light-years (87.5 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.71 |
| Spectral type | K1V |
| Surface temperature | 4,800 K |
| Luminosity | 0.298 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.79 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.77 M☉ |
| Age | 14.0 billion years |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.11 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 51m 31.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −39° 54′ 24″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 50.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.42. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 50° N. South of latitude 50° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1741. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5.1 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WASP-29, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.54, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Ursa Major. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- WASP-29 b 3.92-day orbit · 8.63 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 118265 7.72 light-years
- HIP 118256 14.3 light-years
- HIP 118147 16.5 light-years
- HIP 117254 17.3 light-years
- HIP 118055 17.8 light-years
- HIP 117991 18.9 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.