F-type star · yellow-white star
K2-278
6747 K
temperature
1.61 R☉
radius
1.40 M☉
mass
2.504 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,565 ly away
At light speed, about 2,565 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.17×
as hot as the Sun
1.61×
the Sun's width
1.40×
the Sun's mass
2.50×
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 13.4To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-278's temperature, not a photograph.