K-type star · orange
HD 161178
4786 K
temperature
10.95 R☉
radius
1.06 M☉
mass
56.4 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 350 ly away
At light speed, about 350 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.83×
as hot as the Sun
10.95×
the Sun's width
1.06×
the Sun's mass
56.36×
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?
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Brightness mag 5.9To see it no equipment needed
Illustration generated from HD 161178's temperature, not a photograph.