G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-1859

4,342 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 15.2
5887 K
temperature
1.24 R☉
radius
1.09 M☉
mass
1.427 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 4,342 ly away

At light speed, about 4,342 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-1859 is 1.24× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.02×
as hot as the Sun
1.24×
the Sun's width
1.09×
the Sun's mass
1.43×
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 15.2To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-1859's temperature, not a photograph.