K-type star · orange dwarf
V1298 Tau
4970 K
temperature
1.32 R☉
radius
1.10 M☉
mass
0.954 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 353 ly away
At light speed, about 353 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.86×
as hot as the Sun
1.32×
the Sun's width
1.10×
the Sun's mass
0.95×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →V1298 Tau cIce / gas giant · ESI 0.135.08 R⊕ · 8.2 days year
- Explore →V1298 Tau dIce / gas giant · ESI 0.126.53 R⊕ · 12 days year
- Explore →V1298 Tau bGas giant · ESI 0.149.41 R⊕ · 24 days year
- Explore →V1298 Tau eGas giant · ESI 0.1610.17 R⊕ · 49 days year
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 10.1To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from V1298 Tau's temperature, not a photograph.