G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-215

1,585 ly4 known planetsbrightness mag 13.7
5739 K
temperature
1.03 R☉
radius
0.79 M☉
mass
0.763 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,585 ly away

At light speed, about 1,585 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-215 is about the size of the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.99×
as hot as the Sun
1.03×
the Sun's width
0.79×
the Sun's mass
0.76×
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-215's temperature, not a photograph.