F-type star · yellow-white star
XO-6
6720 K
temperature
1.93 R☉
radius
1.47 M☉
mass
3.437 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 768 ly away
At light speed, about 768 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.16×
as hot as the Sun
1.93×
the Sun's width
1.47×
the Sun's mass
3.44×
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 10.2To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from XO-6's temperature, not a photograph.