M-type star · red dwarf
L 98-59
3415 K
temperature
0.32 R☉
radius
0.29 M☉
mass
0.012 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 34.6 ly away
At light speed, about 35 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.59×
as hot as the Sun
0.32×
the Sun's width
0.29×
the Sun's mass
0.01×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →L 98-59 bRocky world · ESI 0.440.84 R⊕ · 2.3 days year
- Explore →L 98-59 cRocky world · ESI 0.521.33 R⊕ · 3.7 days year
- Explore →L 98-59 dRocky world · ESI 0.561.63 R⊕ · 7.5 days year
- Explore →L 98-59 eRocky world · ESI 0.741.49 R⊕ · 13 days year
- Explore →L 98-59 fRocky world · ESI 0.861.48 R⊕ · 23 days year
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 11.7To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from L 98-59's temperature, not a photograph.