G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-406
5538 K
temperature
1.07 R☉
radius
1.07 M☉
mass
1.117 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,187 ly away
At light speed, about 1,187 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.96×
as hot as the Sun
1.07×
the Sun's width
1.07×
the Sun's mass
1.12×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-406 bRocky world · ESI 0.171.43 R⊕ · 2.4 days year
- Explore →Kepler-406 cRocky world · ESI 0.190.85 R⊕ · 4.6 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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 12.6To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-406's temperature, not a photograph.