F-type star · yellow-white star
Kepler-173
6031 K
temperature
0.95 R☉
radius
1.07 M☉
mass
1.185 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,717 ly away
At light speed, about 2,717 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.04×
as hot as the Sun
0.95×
the Sun's width
1.07×
the Sun's mass
1.18×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-173 bRocky world · ESI 0.231.29 R⊕ · 4.3 days year
- Explore →Kepler-173 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.232.43 R⊕ · 8.0 days year
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 14.4To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-173's temperature, not a photograph.