F-type star · yellow-white star
KELT-16
6236 K
temperature
1.36 R☉
radius
1.21 M☉
mass
2.520 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,450 ly away
At light speed, about 1,450 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
1.36×
the Sun's width
1.21×
the Sun's mass
2.52×
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 11.7To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from KELT-16's temperature, not a photograph.