M-type star · red dwarf
GJ 1002
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3024 K
temperature
0.14 R☉
radius
0.12 M☉
mass
0.001 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 15.8 ly away
At light speed, about 16 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.52×
as hot as the Sun
0.14×
the Sun's width
0.12×
the Sun's mass
0.001×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →GJ 1002 bRocky world · ESI 0.931.03 R⊕ · year: 10 days
- Explore →GJ 1002 cRocky world · ESI 0.761.10 R⊕ · year: 21 days
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?
LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 13.8To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Illustration generated from GJ 1002's temperature, not a photograph.