K-type star · orange dwarf

HIP 8541

506 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 7.9K2 III/IV
4672 K
temperature
6.84 R☉
radius
2.01 M☉
mass
20.4 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 506 ly away

At light speed, about 506 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunHIP 8541 is 6.84× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
0.81×
as hot as the Sun
6.84×
the Sun's width
2.01×
the Sun's mass
20.42×
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 7.9To see it 50 mm binoculars

Illustration generated from HIP 8541's temperature, not a photograph.