G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-271
5555 K
temperature
0.87 R☉
radius
0.90 M☉
mass
0.558 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,319 ly away
At light speed, about 1,319 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.96×
as hot as the Sun
0.87×
the Sun's width
0.90×
the Sun's mass
0.56×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-271 dRocky world · ESI 0.260.66 R⊕ · 5.2 days year
- Explore →Kepler-271 cRocky world · ESI 0.330.95 R⊕ · 7.4 days year
- Explore →Kepler-271 bRocky world · ESI 0.361.23 R⊕ · 10 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 13.6To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-271's temperature, not a photograph.