G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
KELT-8
5754 K
temperature
1.46 R☉
radius
0.81 M☉
mass
1.840 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 644 ly away
At light speed, about 644 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.00×
as hot as the Sun
1.46×
the Sun's width
0.81×
the Sun's mass
1.84×
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 10.8To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from KELT-8's temperature, not a photograph.