F-type star · yellow-white star
WASP-188
6850 K
temperature
1.83 R☉
radius
1.50 M☉
mass
5.531 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,202 ly away
At light speed, about 2,202 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.19×
as hot as the Sun
1.83×
the Sun's width
1.50×
the Sun's mass
5.53×
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 12.2To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from WASP-188's temperature, not a photograph.