G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-396
5656 K
temperature
1.06 R☉
radius
0.85 M☉
mass
0.733 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 730 ly away
At light speed, about 730 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.98×
as hot as the Sun
1.06×
the Sun's width
0.85×
the Sun's mass
0.73×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-396 bIce / gas giant · ESI 0.403.50 R⊕ · 43 days year
- Explore →Kepler-396 cIce / gas giant · ESI 0.385.30 R⊕ · 89 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 12.3To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-396's temperature, not a photograph.