K-type star · orange dwarf
NGTS-5
4987 K
temperature
0.74 R☉
radius
0.66 M☉
mass
0.308 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,001 ly away
At light speed, about 1,001 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.86×
as hot as the Sun
0.74×
the Sun's width
0.66×
the Sun's mass
0.31×
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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 13.8To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from NGTS-5's temperature, not a photograph.