G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-272

2,902 ly3 known planetsbrightness mag 14.8
5297 K
temperature
0.93 R☉
radius
0.91 M☉
mass
1.165 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,902 ly away

At light speed, about 2,902 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-272 is 1.1× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.92×
as hot as the Sun
0.93×
the Sun's width
0.91×
the Sun's mass
1.17×
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 14.8To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-272's temperature, not a photograph.