F-type star · yellow-white star
WASP-3
6400 K
temperature
1.44 R☉
radius
1.62 M☉
mass
2.717 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 754 ly away
At light speed, about 754 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.11×
as hot as the Sun
1.44×
the Sun's width
1.62×
the Sun's mass
2.72×
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 10.6To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from WASP-3's temperature, not a photograph.