G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-1187
5975 K
temperature
1.09 R☉
radius
1.06 M☉
mass
1.367 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,329 ly away
At light speed, about 3,329 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.04×
as hot as the Sun
1.09×
the Sun's width
1.06×
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?
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 14.7To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Illustration generated from Kepler-1187's temperature, not a photograph.