K-type star · orange dwarf
GJ 2056
4070 K
temperature
0.71 R☉
radius
0.62 M☉
mass
0.124 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 92.8 ly away
At light speed, about 93 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.71×
as hot as the Sun
0.71×
the Sun's width
0.62×
the Sun's mass
0.12×
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 10.4To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from GJ 2056's temperature, not a photograph.