G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-1117
5612 K
temperature
0.93 R☉
radius
0.95 M☉
mass
0.597 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,854 ly away
At light speed, about 1,854 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.97×
as hot as the Sun
0.93×
the Sun's width
0.95×
the Sun's mass
0.60×
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 14.2To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-1117's temperature, not a photograph.