Star · K1V
WASP-53
WASP-53 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K1V in the constellation Cetus, 656.7 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Cetus |
|---|---|
| Distance | 656.7 light-years (201.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.59 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.07 |
| Spectral type | K1V |
| Surface temperature | 4,950 K |
| Luminosity | 0.344 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.798 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.839 M☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.22 |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 07m 38.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −20° 39′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 11.7 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.59. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 69° N. South of latitude 69° S 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 1369. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 12 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WASP-53, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.35, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Boötes. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.