G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

K2-6

1,033 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 12.7
5850 K
temperature
0.96 R☉
radius
0.97 M☉
mass
0.758 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,033 ly away

At light speed, about 1,033 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunK2-6 is about the size of the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.01×
as hot as the Sun
0.96×
the Sun's width
0.97×
the Sun's mass
0.76×
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 12.7To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from K2-6's temperature, not a photograph.