K-type star · orange dwarf
BD+55 362
5012 K
temperature
0.90 R☉
radius
0.91 M☉
mass
0.486 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 171 ly away
At light speed, about 171 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.87×
as hot as the Sun
0.90×
the Sun's width
0.91×
the Sun's mass
0.49×
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 9.4To see it 50 mm binoculars
Illustration generated from BD+55 362's temperature, not a photograph.