G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

WASP-153

1,990 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 12.6G0
5914 K
temperature
1.73 R☉
radius
1.34 M☉
mass
2.881 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,990 ly away

At light speed, about 1,990 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunWASP-153 is 1.73× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.02×
as hot as the Sun
1.73×
the Sun's width
1.34×
the Sun's mass
2.88×
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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 12.6To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from WASP-153's temperature, not a photograph.