M-type star · red dwarf

K2-239

101 ly3 known planetsbrightness mag 14.6M3.0 V
3420 K
temperature
0.36 R☉
radius
0.40 M☉
mass
0.016 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 101 ly away

At light speed, about 101 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunK2-239 is 2.8× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.59×
as hot as the Sun
0.36×
the Sun's width
0.40×
the Sun's mass
0.02×
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?
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 14.6To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from K2-239's temperature, not a photograph.