G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-18
5345 K
temperature
1.11 R☉
radius
0.97 M☉
mass
0.931 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,412 ly away
At light speed, about 1,412 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.93×
as hot as the Sun
1.11×
the Sun's width
0.97×
the Sun's mass
0.93×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-18 bSub-Neptune · ESI 0.212.00 R⊕ · 3.5 days year
- Explore →Kepler-18 cIce / gas giant · ESI 0.165.49 R⊕ · 7.6 days year
- Explore →Kepler-18 dIce / gas giant · ESI 0.176.98 R⊕ · 15 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 13.8To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-18's temperature, not a photograph.