M-type star · red dwarf
GJ 179
3370 K
temperature
0.38 R☉
radius
0.36 M☉
mass
0.016 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 40.3 ly away
At light speed, about 40 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.58×
as hot as the Sun
0.38×
the Sun's width
0.36×
the Sun's mass
0.02×
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 12.0To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from GJ 179's temperature, not a photograph.