G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

HD 4308

71.8 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 6.5G5V
5686 K
temperature
1.02 R☉
radius
0.93 M☉
mass
0.991 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 71.8 ly away

At light speed, about 72 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunHD 4308 is about the size of the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.99×
as hot as the Sun
1.02×
the Sun's width
0.93×
the Sun's mass
0.99×
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 6.5To see it 50 mm binoculars

Illustration generated from HD 4308's temperature, not a photograph.