K-type star · orange
alf Tau
4055 K
temperature
45.10 R☉
radius
1.13 M☉
mass
470 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 66.6 ly away
At light speed, about 67 years to reach this system.
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How it compares with our Sun
0.70×
as hot as the Sun
45.10×
the Sun's width
1.13×
the Sun's mass
470×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
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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 0.9To see it no equipment needed
Illustration generated from alf Tau's temperature, not a photograph.