K-type star · orange
BD+15 2940
4796 K
temperature
14.70 R☉
radius
1.10 M☉
mass
102 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,391 ly away
At light speed, about 1,391 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.83×
as hot as the Sun
14.70×
the Sun's width
1.10×
the Sun's mass
102×
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?
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 9.0To see it 50 mm binoculars
Illustration generated from BD+15 2940's temperature, not a photograph.