F-type star · yellow-white star
KELT-18
6670 K
temperature
1.91 R☉
radius
1.52 M☉
mass
6.500 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,048 ly away
At light speed, about 1,048 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.16×
as hot as the Sun
1.91×
the Sun's width
1.52×
the Sun's mass
6.50×
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 10.2To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from KELT-18's temperature, not a photograph.