M-type star · red dwarf
2MASS J0249-0557 A
2859 K
temperature
0.32 R☉
radius
0.05 M☉
mass
0.003 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 215 ly away
At light speed, about 215 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.50×
as hot as the Sun
0.32×
the Sun's width
0.05×
the Sun's mass
0.003×
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?
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 18.3To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Illustration generated from 2MASS J0249-0557 A's temperature, not a photograph.