M-type star · red dwarf
Ross 508
3071 K
temperature
0.21 R☉
radius
0.18 M☉
mass
0.004 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 36.6 ly away
At light speed, about 37 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.53×
as hot as the Sun
0.21×
the Sun's width
0.18×
the Sun's mass
0.004×
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 14.2To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Ross 508's temperature, not a photograph.