M-type star · red dwarf

CD Cet

28.1 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 13.9M5.0 V
3130 K
temperature
0.17 R☉
radius
0.16 M☉
mass
0.003 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 28.1 ly away

At light speed, about 28 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunCD Cet is 5.7× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.54×
as hot as the Sun
0.17×
the Sun's width
0.16×
the Sun's mass
0.003×
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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 13.9To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from CD Cet's temperature, not a photograph.