K-type star · orange dwarf

Kepler-298

1,690 ly3 known planetsbrightness mag 15.6
4465 K
temperature
0.58 R☉
radius
0.66 M☉
mass
0.185 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,690 ly away

At light speed, about 1,690 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-298 is 1.7× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.77×
as hot as the Sun
0.58×
the Sun's width
0.66×
the Sun's mass
0.18×
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 15.6To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-298's temperature, not a photograph.