M-type star · red dwarf
Gliese 48
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3450 K
temperature
0.46 R☉
radius
0.47 M☉
mass
0.027 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 26.9 ly away
At light speed, about 27 years to reach this system.
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How it compares with our Sun
0.60×
as hot as the Sun
0.46×
the Sun's width
0.47×
the Sun's mass
0.03×
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?
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 10.0To see it 50 mm binoculars
Illustration generated from Gliese 48's temperature, not a photograph.