K-type star · orange dwarf
HIP 12961
3901 K
temperature
0.65 R☉
radius
0.69 M☉
mass
0.099 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 76.2 ly away
At light speed, about 76 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.68×
as hot as the Sun
0.65×
the Sun's width
0.69×
the Sun's mass
0.10×
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 10.3To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from HIP 12961's temperature, not a photograph.