K-type star · orange dwarf

gam Cep

46.0 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 3.2K1 III-IV
4775 K
temperature
4.74 R☉
radius
1.27 M☉
mass
11.8 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 46.0 ly away

At light speed, about 46 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
Sungam Cep is 4.74× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
0.83×
as hot as the Sun
4.74×
the Sun's width
1.27×
the Sun's mass
11.83×
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?
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Brightness mag 3.2To see it no equipment needed

Illustration generated from gam Cep's temperature, not a photograph.