G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-1488

2,954 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 13.1
5710 K
temperature
1.52 R☉
radius
1.00 M☉
mass
3.868 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,954 ly away

At light speed, about 2,954 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-1488 is 1.52× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
0.99×
as hot as the Sun
1.52×
the Sun's width
1.00×
the Sun's mass
3.87×
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 13.1To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-1488's temperature, not a photograph.