F-type star · yellow-white star
NGTS-2
6478 K
temperature
1.70 R☉
radius
1.64 M☉
mass
4.273 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,162 ly away
At light speed, about 1,162 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.12×
as hot as the Sun
1.70×
the Sun's width
1.64×
the Sun's mass
4.27×
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 10.8To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from NGTS-2's temperature, not a photograph.