M-type star · red dwarf
LHS 1478
3381 K
temperature
0.25 R☉
radius
0.24 M☉
mass
0.007 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 59.5 ly away
At light speed, about 59 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.59×
as hot as the Sun
0.25×
the Sun's width
0.24×
the Sun's mass
0.007×
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 LHS 1478's temperature, not a photograph.