M-type star · red dwarf
GJ 3988
3273 K
temperature
0.20 R☉
radius
0.18 M☉
mass
0.004 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 32.3 ly away
At light speed, about 32 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.57×
as hot as the Sun
0.20×
the Sun's width
0.18×
the Sun's mass
0.004×
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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 13.6To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from GJ 3988's temperature, not a photograph.