K-type star · orange dwarf

K2-379

594 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 13.3
4603 K
temperature
0.75 R☉
radius
0.86 M☉
mass
0.233 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 594 ly away

At light speed, about 594 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunK2-379 is 1.3× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.80×
as hot as the Sun
0.75×
the Sun's width
0.86×
the Sun's mass
0.23×
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 13.3To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from K2-379's temperature, not a photograph.