G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-1871

2,787 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 14.8
5741 K
temperature
0.95 R☉
radius
1.02 M☉
mass
1.007 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,787 ly away

At light speed, about 2,787 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-1871 is 1.1× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.99×
as hot as the Sun
0.95×
the Sun's width
1.02×
the Sun's mass
1.01×
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 14.8To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-1871's temperature, not a photograph.