Tojil
WASP-22
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Star
- Apparent magnitude
- 11.58 mag
- Distance from Earth
- 317.652 pc (≈ 1,036 light-years)
- Spectral type
- G1 V
- Surface temperature
- 6,000 K
- Right ascension
- 52.818°
- Declination
- -23.8197°
- Designation
- WASP-22
- IAU name adopted
- 2019-12-17
- Name language
- Mayan
- Name origin (IAU)
- Tojil is the name of one of the Mayan deities related to rain, storms, and fire.
Source:IAU Working Group on Star Names · checked 2026-11-02 ↗NASA Exoplanet Archive (Caltech/IPAC) · checked 2026-11-03 ↗NASA Exoplanet Archive (Caltech/IPAC) · checked 2026-11-03 ↗
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In everyday life
- Light from this object takes about 1,036 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 990 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
- At magnitude 11.6 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- Declination -23.8° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.
Worked out from this object's official values.