K-type star · orange dwarf

EPIC 206042996

1,473 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 16.6
4114 K
temperature
0.50 R☉
radius
0.56 M☉
mass
0.105 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,473 ly away

At light speed, about 1,473 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunEPIC 206042996 is 2.0× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.71×
as hot as the Sun
0.50×
the Sun's width
0.56×
the Sun's mass
0.10×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
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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?
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 16.6To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from EPIC 206042996's temperature, not a photograph.