K-type star · orange dwarf

Ross 686

Ross 686 is an orange dwarf in the constellation Hydra 80.0 ly from Earth. Its surface is about 3,839 K, about 0.7 times the Sun's surface temperature, and it shines at 0.004× the Sun's brightness. At magnitude 12.7 it is within reach of 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope; the light you see left it 80 years ago.

80.0 lybrightness mag 12.68dM4

Also catalogued as Gliese Gl 333.2A

3,839 K
temperature
12.68
apparent magnitude
0.004× ☉
luminosity vs Sun
dM4
spectral type
Distance & comparison with our Sun
80 years
at light speed from Earth
0.67×
as hot as the Sun
0.004×
the Sun's light output
10.73
absolute magnitude
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Ross 686K-type
Sky regionHydrathis direction
StarHR 33959.2 ly
StarRoss 68712 ly
StarPi¹ Cnc19 ly
StarGamma Hyastar
StarZeta Hyastar
Nearest stars
Bright stars in Hydra
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MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 12.7To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescopeLook toward Hydra

Star data from the HYG database v4.2 (Astronexus, CC BY-SA 4.0). Temperature and colour computed by gravityfinder from the B-V colour index; the illustration is generated from that temperature, not a photograph.