G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-1861
5855 K
temperature
1.37 R☉
radius
1.16 M☉
mass
1.996 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,707 ly away
At light speed, about 2,707 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.01×
as hot as the Sun
1.37×
the Sun's width
1.16×
the Sun's mass
2.00×
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 13.7To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-1861's temperature, not a photograph.