K-type star · orange dwarf

Kepler-26

1,094 ly4 known planetsbrightness mag 15.9M0 V
3914 K
temperature
0.51 R☉
radius
0.54 M☉
mass
0.087 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,094 ly away

At light speed, about 1,094 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-26 is 2.0× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.68×
as hot as the Sun
0.51×
the Sun's width
0.54×
the Sun's mass
0.09×
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 15.9To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-26's temperature, not a photograph.