G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
CoRoT-17
5740 K
temperature
1.59 R☉
radius
1.04 M☉
mass
1.362 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,836 ly away
At light speed, about 3,836 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.99×
as hot as the Sun
1.59×
the Sun's width
1.04×
the Sun's mass
1.36×
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?
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 16.3To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Illustration generated from CoRoT-17's temperature, not a photograph.