G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
K2-173
5580 K
temperature
0.84 R☉
radius
0.88 M☉
mass
0.871 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 746 ly away
At light speed, about 746 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.97×
as hot as the Sun
0.84×
the Sun's width
0.88×
the Sun's mass
0.87×
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 12.5To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-173's temperature, not a photograph.