K-type star · orange dwarf
Kepler-261
5098 K
temperature
0.79 R☉
radius
0.83 M☉
mass
0.338 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,036 ly away
At light speed, about 1,036 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.88×
as hot as the Sun
0.79×
the Sun's width
0.83×
the Sun's mass
0.34×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-261 bSub-Neptune · ESI 0.352.18 R⊕ · 10 days year
- Explore →Kepler-261 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.482.00 R⊕ · 25 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 13.7To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-261's temperature, not a photograph.