M-type star · red dwarf
VHS J125601.92-125723.9
Also on: The closest stars with known planets · Stars in Corvus
2620 K
temperature
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radius
0.07 M☉
mass
0.0007 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 41.4 ly away
At light speed, about 41 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size unknown: no measured radius for this star.
How it compares with our Sun
0.45×
as hot as the Sun
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the Sun's width
0.07×
the Sun's mass
0.0007×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
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VHS J125601.92-125723.9M-type · 1 planet
SystemVHS J125601.92-125723.9 system1 planet
PlanetVHS J125601.92-125723.9 bGas giant
System61 Vir14 ly
SystemGJ 53615 ly
Sky regionCorvusthis direction
Zoom out: system → (soon) galaxy arm, and the host black hole at the galaxy's heart.
Can you see it tonight?
NOT VISUALLY OBSERVABLE
Brightness mag 17.7To see it beyond backyard telescopes
Illustration generated from VHS J125601.92-125723.9's temperature, not a photograph.