G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-427

3,320 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 14.3G2 V
5800 K
temperature
1.35 R☉
radius
0.96 M☉
mass
1.950 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,320 ly away

At light speed, about 3,320 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-427 is 1.35× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.00×
as hot as the Sun
1.35×
the Sun's width
0.96×
the Sun's mass
1.95×
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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 14.3To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-427's temperature, not a photograph.