G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Qatar-8
5738 K
temperature
1.31 R☉
radius
1.03 M☉
mass
1.690 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 918 ly away
At light speed, about 918 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.99×
as hot as the Sun
1.31×
the Sun's width
1.03×
the Sun's mass
1.69×
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 11.7To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Qatar-8's temperature, not a photograph.