K-type star · orange dwarf
CT Cha
4403 K
temperature
1.68 R☉
radius
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mass
0.791 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 622 ly away
At light speed, about 622 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.76×
as hot as the Sun
1.68×
the Sun's width
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the Sun's mass
0.79×
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 12.3To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from CT Cha's temperature, not a photograph.