G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
NGTS-8
5241 K
temperature
0.98 R☉
radius
0.89 M☉
mass
0.617 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,399 ly away
At light speed, about 1,399 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.91×
as hot as the Sun
0.98×
the Sun's width
0.89×
the Sun's mass
0.62×
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 13.7To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from NGTS-8's temperature, not a photograph.