Star · K4 V
WISPIT 1
WISPIT 1 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K4 V in the constellation Puppis, 750.2 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 2 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Puppis |
|---|---|
| Distance | 750.2 light-years (230.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.18 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.37 |
| Spectral type | K4 V |
| Surface temperature | 4,670 K |
| Luminosity | 0.478 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.12 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.72 M☉ |
| Age | 0.0 billion years |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 51m 11.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −50° 08′ 16″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 26.4 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.18. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 40° N. South of latitude 40° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1276. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 13 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around WISPIT 1, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 11.64, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Cygnus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- WISPIT 1 b 12.4 R⊕
- WISPIT 1 c 12.8 R⊕
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.