Star · star

PSR B1257+12

temperature
radius
1.40 M☉
mass
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,957 ly away

At light speed, about 1,957 years to reach this system.

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Size unknown: no measured radius for this star.

How it compares with our Sun
as hot as the Sun
the Sun's width
1.40×
the Sun's mass
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
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Illustration generated from PSR B1257+12's temperature, not a photograph.