K-type star · orange dwarf

HIP 74890

257 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 7.0K1 III
4850 K
temperature
5.77 R☉
radius
1.74 M☉
mass
16.4 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 257 ly away

At light speed, about 257 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunHIP 74890 is 5.77× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
0.84×
as hot as the Sun
5.77×
the Sun's width
1.74×
the Sun's mass
16.40×
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 7.0To see it 50 mm binoculars

Illustration generated from HIP 74890's temperature, not a photograph.