K-type star · orange dwarf
55 Cnc
5198 K
temperature
0.98 R☉
radius
1.01 M☉
mass
0.635 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 41.0 ly away
At light speed, about 41 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.90×
as hot as the Sun
0.98×
the Sun's width
1.01×
the Sun's mass
0.64×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →55 Cnc eSub-Neptune · ESI 0.111.88 R⊕ · 17.7 hours year
- Explore →55 Cnc bGas giant · ESI 0.1713.90 R⊕ · 15 days year
- Explore →55 Cnc cGas giant · ESI 0.268.51 R⊕ · 44 days year
- Explore →55 Cnc fIce / gas giant · ESI 0.447.59 R⊕ · 261 days year
- Explore →55 Cnc dGas giant · ESI 0.2413.00 R⊕ · 13.1 years year
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Zoom out: system → (soon) galaxy arm, and the host black hole at the galaxy's heart.
Can you see it tonight?
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Brightness mag 6.0To see it no equipment needed
Illustration generated from 55 Cnc's temperature, not a photograph.