M-type star · red dwarf
GJ 463
3563 K
temperature
0.48 R☉
radius
0.49 M☉
mass
0.030 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 59.9 ly away
At light speed, about 60 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.62×
as hot as the Sun
0.48×
the Sun's width
0.49×
the Sun's mass
0.03×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
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 11.6To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from GJ 463's temperature, not a photograph.