F-type star · yellow-white star
WASP-117
6040 K
temperature
1.22 R☉
radius
1.29 M☉
mass
1.880 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 515 ly away
At light speed, about 515 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.05×
as hot as the Sun
1.22×
the Sun's width
1.29×
the Sun's mass
1.88×
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 10.1To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from WASP-117's temperature, not a photograph.