M-type star · red dwarf
YZ Cet
3151 K
temperature
0.16 R☉
radius
0.14 M☉
mass
0.002 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 12.1 ly away
At light speed, about 12 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.55×
as hot as the Sun
0.16×
the Sun's width
0.14×
the Sun's mass
0.002×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →YZ Cet bRocky world · ESI 0.590.91 R⊕ · 2.0 days year
- Explore →YZ Cet cRocky world · ESI 0.681.05 R⊕ · 3.1 days year
- Explore →YZ Cet dRocky world · ESI 0.771.03 R⊕ · 4.7 days 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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 12.1To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from YZ Cet's temperature, not a photograph.