G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-4
5857 K
temperature
1.49 R☉
radius
1.22 M☉
mass
2.259 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,591 ly away
At light speed, about 1,591 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.01×
as hot as the Sun
1.49×
the Sun's width
1.22×
the Sun's mass
2.26×
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 12.3To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-4's temperature, not a photograph.