F-type star · yellow-white star
K2-98
6260 K
temperature
1.52 R☉
radius
1.25 M☉
mass
3.190 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,692 ly away
At light speed, about 1,692 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.08×
as hot as the Sun
1.52×
the Sun's width
1.25×
the Sun's mass
3.19×
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 12.2To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-98's temperature, not a photograph.