M-type star · red dwarf

K2-316

367 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 17.1
3436 K
temperature
0.38 R☉
radius
0.41 M☉
mass
0.015 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 367 ly away

At light speed, about 367 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunK2-316 is 2.6× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.60×
as hot as the Sun
0.38×
the Sun's width
0.41×
the Sun's mass
0.01×
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 17.1To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from K2-316's temperature, not a photograph.