G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-1842

3,012 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 14.7
5970 K
temperature
1.13 R☉
radius
1.06 M☉
mass
0.942 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,012 ly away

At light speed, about 3,012 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-1842 is 1.13× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.03×
as hot as the Sun
1.13×
the Sun's width
1.06×
the Sun's mass
0.94×
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 14.7To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-1842's temperature, not a photograph.