M-type star · red dwarf
GJ 163
3500 K
temperature
0.41 R☉
radius
0.40 M☉
mass
0.020 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 49.3 ly away
At light speed, about 49 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.61×
as hot as the Sun
0.41×
the Sun's width
0.40×
the Sun's mass
0.02×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →GJ 163 bSub-Neptune · ESI 0.453.25 R⊕ · 8.6 days year
- Explore →GJ 163 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.672.50 R⊕ · 26 days year
- Explore →GJ 163 dIce / gas giant · ESI 0.255.92 R⊕ · 1.7 years year
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 11.8To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from GJ 163's temperature, not a photograph.