K-type star · orange
nu Oph
4887 K
temperature
12.24 R☉
radius
2.61 M☉
mass
78.5 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 151 ly away
At light speed, about 151 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.85×
as hot as the Sun
12.24×
the Sun's width
2.61×
the Sun's mass
78.48×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →nu Oph bGas giant · ESI 0.1812.00 R⊕ · 530 days year
- Explore →nu Oph cGas giant · ESI 0.3012.00 R⊕ · 8.7 years 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?
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Brightness mag 3.3To see it no equipment needed
Illustration generated from nu Oph's temperature, not a photograph.