G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
HD 95872
5312 K
temperature
0.84 R☉
radius
0.70 M☉
mass
0.573 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 236 ly away
At light speed, about 236 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.92×
as hot as the Sun
0.84×
the Sun's width
0.70×
the Sun's mass
0.57×
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 10.0To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from HD 95872's temperature, not a photograph.