M-type star · red dwarf

K2-387

869 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 16.1
3572 K
temperature
0.58 R☉
radius
0.57 M☉
mass
0.058 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 869 ly away

At light speed, about 869 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunK2-387 is 1.7× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.62×
as hot as the Sun
0.58×
the Sun's width
0.57×
the Sun's mass
0.06×
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 16.1To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from K2-387's temperature, not a photograph.