G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
K2-406
5784 K
temperature
0.96 R☉
radius
0.80 M☉
mass
0.872 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 278 ly away
At light speed, about 278 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.00×
as hot as the Sun
0.96×
the Sun's width
0.80×
the Sun's mass
0.87×
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?
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 9.5To see it 50 mm binoculars
Illustration generated from K2-406's temperature, not a photograph.