G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-1247

3,411 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 15.9
5303 K
temperature
0.82 R☉
radius
0.86 M☉
mass
0.452 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,411 ly away

At light speed, about 3,411 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-1247 is 1.2× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.92×
as hot as the Sun
0.82×
the Sun's width
0.86×
the Sun's mass
0.45×
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 15.9To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-1247's temperature, not a photograph.