K-type star · orange
xi Aql
4841 K
temperature
10.86 R☉
radius
1.74 M☉
mass
58.5 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 183 ly away
At light speed, about 183 years to reach this system.
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How it compares with our Sun
0.84×
as hot as the Sun
10.86×
the Sun's width
1.74×
the Sun's mass
58.54×
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?
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Brightness mag 4.7To see it no equipment needed
Illustration generated from xi Aql's temperature, not a photograph.