G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
K2-229
5315 K
temperature
0.79 R☉
radius
0.87 M☉
mass
0.409 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 335 ly away
At light speed, about 335 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.92×
as hot as the Sun
0.79×
the Sun's width
0.87×
the Sun's mass
0.41×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →K2-229 bRocky world · ESI 0.131.00 R⊕ · 14.0 hours year
- Explore →K2-229 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.342.03 R⊕ · 8.3 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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 11.0To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-229's temperature, not a photograph.