G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
K2-170
5748 K
temperature
0.98 R☉
radius
0.96 M☉
mass
1.180 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,281 ly away
At light speed, about 1,281 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.00×
as hot as the Sun
0.98×
the Sun's width
0.96×
the Sun's mass
1.18×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →K2-170 bRocky world1.42 R⊕ · 7.6 days year
- Explore →K2-170 cSub-Neptune1.80 R⊕ · 12 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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 12.7To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-170's temperature, not a photograph.