K-type star · orange dwarf
nu Oct A
4910 K
temperature
5.04 R☉
radius
1.57 M☉
mass
13.2 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 69.1 ly away
At light speed, about 69 years to reach this system.
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How it compares with our Sun
0.85×
as hot as the Sun
5.04×
the Sun's width
1.57×
the Sun's mass
13.20×
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?
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Brightness mag 3.7To see it no equipment needed
Illustration generated from nu Oct A's temperature, not a photograph.