Maru (smaller than a dot at this scale) The Sun

Surface temperature: 9,540 K
Radius: 0.01 × the Sun
Luminosity: 0.001 × the Sun
Spectral type: DQ5

Diagram, not a photograph. Colour from the star’s measured colour index; size from its luminosity and temperature, drawn to one scale with the Sun. Source: HYG stellar database.

Cataloged star · Database record + computed analysis

Maru

A real star from the HYG catalog in the constellation Volans.

75.9 light-years away Apparent magnitude 13.92

White dwarf

Its spectral type is DQ5: the Earth-sized ember of a dead Sun-like star, with no fusion left, just stored heat cooling for eternity.

How far away is it?

It lies 75.9 light-years away (23.26 parsecs, from its measured parallax), within the Sun's wider neighborhood; its light is only 75.9 years old when it reaches your eye.

How powerful is it?

Its computed luminosity is only 0.00127 of the Sun's output, a modest lamp by stellar standards (derived from its brightness and distance).

Can you see it?

At apparent magnitude 13.92, it is a telescope target only. It favors southern observers.

Everything above is computed from the catalog’s measured values for this star. Where a value is missing, the statement is omitted rather than guessed.

About this record

Data: the HYG stellar database v4.1 (Hipparcos + Yale + Gliese, CC BY-SA, © David Nash / astronexus). Want the full stories? Our deep star guides cover Sirius, Betelgeuse, Proxima Centauri, Vega and three dozen more. You can also browse the catalog or learn how stars live and die.