F-type star · yellow-white star
K2-249
6504 K
temperature
1.57 R☉
radius
1.32 M☉
mass
2.169 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,702 ly away
At light speed, about 1,702 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.13×
as hot as the Sun
1.57×
the Sun's width
1.32×
the Sun's mass
2.17×
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 12.6To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-249's temperature, not a photograph.