K-type star · orange dwarf
Kepler-196
5128 K
temperature
0.78 R☉
radius
0.84 M☉
mass
0.405 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,472 ly away
At light speed, about 1,472 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.89×
as hot as the Sun
0.78×
the Sun's width
0.84×
the Sun's mass
0.40×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-196 bSub-Neptune · ESI 0.461.90 R⊕ · 21 days year
- Explore →Kepler-196 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.562.24 R⊕ · 47 days year
- Explore →Kepler-196 dSub-Neptune · ESI 0.672.66 R⊕ · 122 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 14.2To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-196's temperature, not a photograph.