K-type star · orange
BD+48 738
4414 K
temperature
11.00 R☉
radius
0.74 M☉
mass
49.0 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,842 ly away
At light speed, about 2,842 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.76×
as hot as the Sun
11.00×
the Sun's width
0.74×
the Sun's mass
48.98×
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?
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 9.1To see it 50 mm binoculars
Illustration generated from BD+48 738's temperature, not a photograph.