G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

K2-24

556 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 11.3G9 V
5625 K
temperature
1.16 R☉
radius
1.07 M☉
mass
1.440 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 556 ly away

At light speed, about 556 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunK2-24 is 1.16× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
0.97×
as hot as the Sun
1.16×
the Sun's width
1.07×
the Sun's mass
1.44×
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 11.3To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from K2-24's temperature, not a photograph.