G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-1218

2,741 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 13.7
5986 K
temperature
1.10 R☉
radius
1.06 M☉
mass
2.307 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,741 ly away

At light speed, about 2,741 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-1218 is 1.10× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.04×
as hot as the Sun
1.10×
the Sun's width
1.06×
the Sun's mass
2.31×
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 13.7To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-1218's temperature, not a photograph.