K-type star · orange
BD+42 2315
4500 K
temperature
17.85 R☉
radius
1.38 M☉
mass
97.7 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,992 ly away
At light speed, about 1,992 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.78×
as hot as the Sun
17.85×
the Sun's width
1.38×
the Sun's mass
97.72×
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 9.7To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from BD+42 2315's temperature, not a photograph.