F-type star · yellow-white star
KELT-12
6279 K
temperature
2.37 R☉
radius
1.59 M☉
mass
7.800 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,200 ly away
At light speed, about 1,200 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.09×
as hot as the Sun
2.37×
the Sun's width
1.59×
the Sun's mass
7.80×
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 10.6To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from KELT-12's temperature, not a photograph.