K-type star · orange dwarf
HD 99706
4891 K
temperature
5.40 R☉
radius
1.72 M☉
mass
15.4 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 478 ly away
At light speed, about 478 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.85×
as hot as the Sun
5.40×
the Sun's width
1.72×
the Sun's mass
15.40×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →HD 99706 bGas giant · ESI 0.3113.70 R⊕ · 2.3 years year
- Explore →HD 99706 cGas giant12.80 R⊕ · 3.5 years 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?
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 7.7To see it 50 mm binoculars
Illustration generated from HD 99706's temperature, not a photograph.