K-type star · orange dwarf
Kepler-278
4965 K
temperature
2.86 R☉
radius
1.23 M☉
mass
4.460 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,445 ly away
At light speed, about 1,445 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.86×
as hot as the Sun
2.86×
the Sun's width
1.23×
the Sun's mass
4.46×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-278 bIce / gas giant · ESI 0.373.96 R⊕ · 30 days year
- Explore →Kepler-278 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.463.27 R⊕ · 51 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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 11.8To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-278's temperature, not a photograph.