G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
K2-408
5335 K
temperature
0.78 R☉
radius
0.81 M☉
mass
0.467 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 529 ly away
At light speed, about 529 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.92×
as hot as the Sun
0.78×
the Sun's width
0.81×
the Sun's mass
0.47×
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 12.1To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-408's temperature, not a photograph.