K-type star · orange dwarf
WASP-53
4953 K
temperature
0.80 R☉
radius
0.84 M☉
mass
0.344 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 657 ly away
At light speed, about 657 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.86×
as hot as the Sun
0.80×
the Sun's width
0.84×
the Sun's mass
0.34×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →WASP-53 bGas giant · ESI 0.1412.04 R⊕ · 3.3 days year
- Explore →WASP-53 cSub-Neptune– · 7.8 years year
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-53's temperature, not a photograph.