F-type star · yellow-white star
WASP-121
6628 K
temperature
1.46 R☉
radius
1.33 M☉
mass
4.403 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 880 ly away
At light speed, about 880 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.15×
as hot as the Sun
1.46×
the Sun's width
1.33×
the Sun's mass
4.40×
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 10.5To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from WASP-121's temperature, not a photograph.