M-type star · red dwarf
GJ 806
3600 K
temperature
0.41 R☉
radius
0.41 M☉
mass
0.026 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 39.3 ly away
At light speed, about 39 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.62×
as hot as the Sun
0.41×
the Sun's width
0.41×
the Sun's mass
0.03×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →GJ 806 bRocky world · ESI 0.281.33 R⊕ · 22.2 hours year
- Explore →GJ 806 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.472.28 R⊕ · 6.6 days year
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 10.8To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from GJ 806's temperature, not a photograph.