G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

K2-238

1,755 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 14.0G2 V
5630 K
temperature
1.59 R☉
radius
1.19 M☉
mass
2.291 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,755 ly away

At light speed, about 1,755 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunK2-238 is 1.59× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
0.98×
as hot as the Sun
1.59×
the Sun's width
1.19×
the Sun's mass
2.29×
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 14.0To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from K2-238's temperature, not a photograph.