M-type star · red dwarf
55 Cnc B
3286 K
temperature
0.27 R☉
radius
0.26 M☉
mass
0.008 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 40.7 ly away
At light speed, about 41 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.57×
as hot as the Sun
0.27×
the Sun's width
0.26×
the Sun's mass
0.008×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →55 Cnc B bRocky world · ESI 0.631.69 R⊕ · 6.8 days year
- Explore →55 Cnc B cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.752.16 R⊕ · 34 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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 13.2To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from 55 Cnc B's temperature, not a photograph.