G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-238

5,867 ly5 known planetsbrightness mag 15.3
5751 K
temperature
1.43 R☉
radius
1.23 M☉
mass
2.695 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 5,867 ly away

At light speed, about 5,867 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-238 is 1.43× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.00×
as hot as the Sun
1.43×
the Sun's width
1.23×
the Sun's mass
2.69×
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 15.3To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-238's temperature, not a photograph.