F-type star · yellow-white star
Kepler-116
6142 K
temperature
1.45 R☉
radius
1.20 M☉
mass
2.635 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,115 ly away
At light speed, about 3,115 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.06×
as hot as the Sun
1.45×
the Sun's width
1.20×
the Sun's mass
2.63×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-116 bSub-Neptune · ESI 0.153.42 R⊕ · 6.0 days year
- Explore →Kepler-116 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.242.30 R⊕ · 13 days year
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 13.7To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-116's temperature, not a photograph.