K-type star · orange dwarf

Ross 458

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37.5 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 9.8M2
3965 K
temperature
0.56 R☉
radius
0.56 M☉
mass
0.05 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 37.5 ly away

At light speed, about 38 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunRoss 458 is 1.8× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.69×
as hot as the Sun
0.56×
the Sun's width
0.56×
the Sun's mass
0.05×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
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Zoom out: system → (soon) galaxy arm, and the host black hole at the galaxy's heart.

Can you see it tonight?
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 9.8To see it 50 mm binoculars

Illustration generated from Ross 458's temperature, not a photograph.