M-type star · red dwarf
GJ 876
3294 K
temperature
0.30 R☉
radius
0.32 M☉
mass
0.012 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 15.2 ly away
At light speed, about 15 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.57×
as hot as the Sun
0.30×
the Sun's width
0.32×
the Sun's mass
0.01×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →GJ 876 dSub-Neptune · ESI 0.372.51 R⊕ · 1.9 days year
- Explore →GJ 876 cGas giant · ESI 0.3714.00 R⊕ · 30 days year
- Explore →GJ 876 bGas giant · ESI 0.3913.30 R⊕ · 61 days year
- Explore →GJ 876 eIce / gas giant · ESI 0.423.92 R⊕ · 124 days 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 10.2To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from GJ 876's temperature, not a photograph.