G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-23
5828 K
temperature
1.55 R☉
radius
1.08 M☉
mass
2.499 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,726 ly away
At light speed, about 2,726 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
1.55×
the Sun's width
1.08×
the Sun's mass
2.50×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-23 bRocky world · ESI 0.211.64 R⊕ · 7.1 days year
- Explore →Kepler-23 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.203.00 R⊕ · 11 days year
- Explore →Kepler-23 dSub-Neptune · ESI 0.252.21 R⊕ · 15 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 13.6To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-23's temperature, not a photograph.