G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
CoRoT-7
5256 K
temperature
0.86 R☉
radius
0.90 M☉
mass
0.514 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 522 ly away
At light speed, about 522 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.91×
as hot as the Sun
0.86×
the Sun's width
0.90×
the Sun's mass
0.51×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →CoRoT-7 bRocky world · ESI 0.131.68 R⊕ · 20.5 hours year
- Explore →CoRoT-7 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.192.83 R⊕ · 3.7 days year
- Explore →CoRoT-7 dIce / gas giant4.31 R⊕ · 9.0 days year
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 11.7To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from CoRoT-7's temperature, not a photograph.