G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

HD 171238

146 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 8.6G8 V
5467 K
temperature
1.01 R☉
radius
0.92 M☉
mass
0.627 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 146 ly away

At light speed, about 146 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunHD 171238 is about the size of the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.95×
as hot as the Sun
1.01×
the Sun's width
0.92×
the Sun's mass
0.63×
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 8.6To see it 50 mm binoculars

Illustration generated from HD 171238's temperature, not a photograph.