K-type star · orange
BD+48 740
4534 K
temperature
10.33 R☉
radius
1.09 M☉
mass
43.7 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,174 ly away
At light speed, about 2,174 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.79×
as hot as the Sun
10.33×
the Sun's width
1.09×
the Sun's mass
43.65×
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 8.7To see it 50 mm binoculars
Illustration generated from BD+48 740's temperature, not a photograph.