M-type star · red dwarf

K2-146

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259 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 16.7M3.0 V
3385 K
temperature
0.33 R☉
radius
0.33 M☉
mass
0.015 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 259 ly away

At light speed, about 259 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunK2-146 is 3.0× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.59×
as hot as the Sun
0.33×
the Sun's width
0.33×
the Sun's mass
0.01×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
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Zoom out: system → (soon) galaxy arm, and the host black hole at the galaxy's heart.

Can you see it tonight?
NOT VISUALLY OBSERVABLE
Brightness mag 16.7To see it beyond backyard telescopes

Illustration generated from K2-146's temperature, not a photograph.