F-type star · yellow-white star

Kepler-1557

4,501 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 15.4
6099 K
temperature
1.17 R☉
radius
1.11 M☉
mass
1.316 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 4,501 ly away

At light speed, about 4,501 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-1557 is 1.17× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.06×
as hot as the Sun
1.17×
the Sun's width
1.11×
the Sun's mass
1.32×
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?
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 15.4To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-1557's temperature, not a photograph.