F-type star · yellow-white star
Kepler-1278
6074 K
temperature
1.16 R☉
radius
1.11 M☉
mass
2.322 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,901 ly away
At light speed, about 2,901 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.05×
as hot as the Sun
1.16×
the Sun's width
1.11×
the Sun's mass
2.32×
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 13.8To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-1278's temperature, not a photograph.