G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

K2-282

1,619 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 14.2
5499 K
temperature
1.00 R☉
radius
0.94 M☉
mass
0.610 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,619 ly away

At light speed, about 1,619 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunK2-282 is about the size of the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.95×
as hot as the Sun
1.00×
the Sun's width
0.94×
the Sun's mass
0.61×
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 14.2To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from K2-282's temperature, not a photograph.