G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-253

2,735 ly3 known planetsbrightness mag 15.8
5208 K
temperature
0.79 R☉
radius
0.86 M☉
mass
0.410 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,735 ly away

At light speed, about 2,735 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-253 is 1.3× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.90×
as hot as the Sun
0.79×
the Sun's width
0.86×
the Sun's mass
0.41×
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 15.8To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-253's temperature, not a photograph.