G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-1243

2,473 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 14.9
5667 K
temperature
0.94 R☉
radius
0.96 M☉
mass
0.571 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,473 ly away

At light speed, about 2,473 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-1243 is 1.1× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.98×
as hot as the Sun
0.94×
the Sun's width
0.96×
the Sun's mass
0.57×
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 14.9To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-1243's temperature, not a photograph.