G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

CoRoT-16

Also on: Stars in Scutum

2,389 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 16.1G5 V
5650 K
temperature
1.19 R☉
radius
1.10 M☉
mass
0.367 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,389 ly away

At light speed, about 2,389 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunCoRoT-16 is 1.19× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
0.98×
as hot as the Sun
1.19×
the Sun's width
1.10×
the Sun's mass
0.37×
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?
NOT VISUALLY OBSERVABLE
Brightness mag 16.1To see it beyond backyard telescopes

Illustration generated from CoRoT-16's temperature, not a photograph.