G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
CoRoT-1
5950 K
temperature
1.11 R☉
radius
0.95 M☉
mass
1.986 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,570 ly away
At light speed, about 2,570 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.03×
as hot as the Sun
1.11×
the Sun's width
0.95×
the Sun's mass
1.99×
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 13.6To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from CoRoT-1's temperature, not a photograph.