F-type star · yellow-white star
KELT-15
6003 K
temperature
1.78 R☉
radius
2.06 M☉
mass
2.580 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,059 ly away
At light speed, about 1,059 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.04×
as hot as the Sun
1.78×
the Sun's width
2.06×
the Sun's mass
2.58×
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 11.4To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from KELT-15's temperature, not a photograph.