K-type star · orange dwarf
BD+05 4868 A
4596 K
temperature
0.69 R☉
radius
0.70 M☉
mass
0.192 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 142 ly away
At light speed, about 142 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.80×
as hot as the Sun
0.69×
the Sun's width
0.70×
the Sun's mass
0.19×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 10.2To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from BD+05 4868 A's temperature, not a photograph.