K-type star · orange dwarf
HIP 55507
4171 K
temperature
0.72 R☉
radius
0.65 M☉
mass
0.143 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 83.1 ly away
At light speed, about 83 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.72×
as hot as the Sun
0.72×
the Sun's width
0.65×
the Sun's mass
0.14×
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 9.8To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from HIP 55507's temperature, not a photograph.