K-type star · orange dwarf
EPIC 248847494
4898 K
temperature
2.70 R☉
radius
0.90 M☉
mass
3.532 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,800 ly away
At light speed, about 1,800 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.85×
as hot as the Sun
2.70×
the Sun's width
0.90×
the Sun's mass
3.53×
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 12.4To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from EPIC 248847494's temperature, not a photograph.