• Key Information

  • V1400 Centauri

  • Type
    Orange Dwarf Star (Main Sequence)
  • Diameter
    805,780 miles
  • Distance
    450 light years
  • Temperature
    7,460 °F
  • Star Type(s)
    K5IV(e) Li
  • Date of Discovery
    Before 2007
  • Learning Point
  • The star V1400 Centauri has become the subject of a lot of interest, in part because it seems to have a planet with the first detected ring system outside of our solar system, though some studies in recent years have questioned whether this is correct.
  • Project
  • Draw V1400 and its planet.
  • Location
  • Located in
    Centaurus constellaton, within the Milky Way
  • Fun Facts
  • Dimming in the light of the main star pointed to it having a companion, likely to be a planet.
  • The transit of this planet across the star resulted in flickering, indicating a ring system was blocking out some of the light of the star, suggesting it could be 0.6 AU, or 55,800,000 miles across, the largest ring system known.
  • Recent studies have questioned whether it would be possible for a ring system to exist for this planet.