M-type star · red dwarf
Barnard's star
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3195 K
temperature
0.18 R☉
radius
0.16 M☉
mass
0.004 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 6.0 ly away
At light speed, about 6 years to reach this system.
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How it compares with our Sun
0.55×
as hot as the Sun
0.18×
the Sun's width
0.16×
the Sun's mass
0.004×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Barnard dRocky world · ESI 0.530.69 R⊕ · year: 2.3 days
- Explore →Barnard bRocky world · ESI 0.590.72 R⊕ · year: 3.2 days
- Explore →Barnard cRocky world · ESI 0.640.74 R⊕ · year: 4.1 days
- Explore →Barnard eRocky world · ESI 0.700.64 R⊕ · year: 6.7 days
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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?
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 9.5To see it 50 mm binoculars
Illustration generated from Barnard's star's temperature, not a photograph.