Petra
WASP-80
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Star
- Apparent magnitude
- 11.27 mag
- Distance from Earth
- 49.7876 pc (≈ 162.4 light-years)
- Spectral type
- K7-M0 V
- Surface temperature
- 4,143 K
- Right ascension
- 303.1674°
- Declination
- -2.1442°
- Designation
- WASP-80
- IAU name adopted
- 2019-12-17
- Name language
- Greek
- Name origin (IAU)
- Petra is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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 162 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1864 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
- At magnitude 11.3 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
- Declination -2.1° — 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.