K-type star · orange dwarf

HD 156668

79.4 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 8.4K2
4904 K
temperature
0.77 R☉
radius
0.79 M☉
mass
0.288 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 79.4 ly away

At light speed, about 79 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunHD 156668 is 1.3× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.85×
as hot as the Sun
0.77×
the Sun's width
0.79×
the Sun's mass
0.29×
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?
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 8.4To see it 50 mm binoculars

Illustration generated from HD 156668's temperature, not a photograph.