G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-27

3,406 ly3 known planetsbrightness mag 15.8
5400 K
temperature
0.59 R☉
radius
0.65 M☉
mass
0.468 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,406 ly away

At light speed, about 3,406 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-27 is 1.7× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.94×
as hot as the Sun
0.59×
the Sun's width
0.65×
the Sun's mass
0.47×
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-27's temperature, not a photograph.