G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-1005

1,852 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 13.4
5782 K
temperature
1.06 R☉
radius
1.00 M☉
mass
1.366 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,852 ly away

At light speed, about 1,852 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-1005 is 1.06× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.00×
as hot as the Sun
1.06×
the Sun's width
1.00×
the Sun's mass
1.37×
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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 13.4To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-1005's temperature, not a photograph.