G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-1587
5933 K
temperature
1.22 R☉
radius
1.08 M☉
mass
2.118 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,348 ly away
At light speed, about 3,348 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.03×
as hot as the Sun
1.22×
the Sun's width
1.08×
the Sun's mass
2.12×
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 14.2To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-1587's temperature, not a photograph.