G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

NGTS-26

3,567 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 15.0
5550 K
temperature
1.16 R☉
radius
0.96 M☉
mass
1.262 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,567 ly away

At light speed, about 3,567 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunNGTS-26 is 1.16× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
0.96×
as hot as the Sun
1.16×
the Sun's width
0.96×
the Sun's mass
1.26×
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 15.0To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from NGTS-26's temperature, not a photograph.