K-type star · orange dwarf
HD 62509
4893 K
temperature
8.90 R☉
radius
2.00 M☉
mass
40.9 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 33.7 ly away
At light speed, about 34 years to reach this system.
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How it compares with our Sun
0.85×
as hot as the Sun
8.90×
the Sun's width
2.00×
the Sun's mass
40.93×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
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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 1.1To see it no equipment needed
Illustration generated from HD 62509's temperature, not a photograph.