M-type star · red dwarf
Ross 128
3192 K
temperature
0.20 R☉
radius
0.17 M☉
mass
0.004 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 11.0 ly away
At light speed, about 11 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.55×
as hot as the Sun
0.20×
the Sun's width
0.17×
the Sun's mass
0.004×
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 11.1To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Ross 128's temperature, not a photograph.