G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
K2-218
5757 K
temperature
1.01 R☉
radius
1.05 M☉
mass
0.993 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,285 ly away
At light speed, about 1,285 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
1.01×
the Sun's width
1.05×
the Sun's mass
0.99×
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 12.9To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-218's temperature, not a photograph.