M-type star · red dwarf
GJ 1151
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3280 K
temperature
0.18 R☉
radius
0.16 M☉
mass
0.003 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 26.2 ly away
At light speed, about 26 years to reach this system.
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How it compares with our Sun
0.57×
as hot as the Sun
0.18×
the Sun's width
0.16×
the Sun's mass
0.003×
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?
LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 13.8To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Illustration generated from GJ 1151's temperature, not a photograph.