K-type star · orange dwarf
PDS 70
4109 K
temperature
1.26 R☉
radius
0.98 M☉
mass
0.350 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 369 ly away
At light speed, about 369 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.71×
as hot as the Sun
1.26×
the Sun's width
0.98×
the Sun's mass
0.35×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →PDS 70 bGas giant · ESI 0.0721.97 R⊕ · 119 years year
- Explore →PDS 70 cGas giant · ESI 0.1122.19 R⊕ · – 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 12.0To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from PDS 70's temperature, not a photograph.