O-type star · blue giant
NY Vir
32780 K
temperature
0.15 R☉
radius
0.46 M☉
mass
23.7 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,774 ly away
At light speed, about 1,774 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
5.68×
as hot as the Sun
0.15×
the Sun's width
0.46×
the Sun's mass
23.72×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →NY Vir bGas giant · ESI 0.3913.30 R⊕ · 8.7 years year
- Explore →NY Vir cGas giant12.80 R⊕ · 24.1 years year
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 13.5To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from NY Vir's temperature, not a photograph.