M-type star · red dwarf

SPECULOOS-3

distance unknown1 known planetbrightness mag 17.8M6.5+/-0.5
2800 K
temperature
0.12 R☉
radius
0.10 M☉
mass
0.001 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · distance unknown away

Distance unknown for this system.

Size vs the Sun
SunSPECULOOS-3 is 8.1× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.49×
as hot as the Sun
0.12×
the Sun's width
0.10×
the Sun's mass
0.0008×
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 17.8To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from SPECULOOS-3's temperature, not a photograph.