K-type star · orange dwarf

POTS-1

2,440 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 17.9K5 V
4400 K
temperature
0.59 R☉
radius
0.69 M☉
mass
0.082 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,440 ly away

At light speed, about 2,440 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunPOTS-1 is 1.7× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.76×
as hot as the Sun
0.59×
the Sun's width
0.69×
the Sun's mass
0.08×
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 17.9To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from POTS-1's temperature, not a photograph.