F-type star · yellow-white star
WASP-72
6250 K
temperature
2.18 R☉
radius
2.78 M☉
mass
5.297 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,418 ly away
At light speed, about 1,418 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.08×
as hot as the Sun
2.18×
the Sun's width
2.78×
the Sun's mass
5.30×
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 10.9To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from WASP-72's temperature, not a photograph.