G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

HD 163607

221 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 8.0G5
5522 K
temperature
1.76 R☉
radius
1.12 M☉
mass
2.630 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 221 ly away

At light speed, about 221 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunHD 163607 is 1.76× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
0.96×
as hot as the Sun
1.76×
the Sun's width
1.12×
the Sun's mass
2.63×
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?
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 8.0To see it 50 mm binoculars

Illustration generated from HD 163607's temperature, not a photograph.