K-type star · orange dwarf
K2-122
4009 K
temperature
0.59 R☉
radius
0.63 M☉
mass
0.079 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 235 ly away
At light speed, about 235 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.69×
as hot as the Sun
0.59×
the Sun's width
0.63×
the Sun's mass
0.08×
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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 13.1To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-122's temperature, not a photograph.