G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

K2-160

1,029 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 12.8
5649 K
temperature
0.91 R☉
radius
0.98 M☉
mass
0.730 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,029 ly away

At light speed, about 1,029 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunK2-160 is 1.1× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.98×
as hot as the Sun
0.91×
the Sun's width
0.98×
the Sun's mass
0.73×
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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 12.8To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from K2-160's temperature, not a photograph.