K-type star · orange dwarf

Kepler-438

639 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 15.1
3748 K
temperature
0.52 R☉
radius
0.54 M☉
mass
0.044 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 639 ly away

At light speed, about 639 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-438 is 1.9× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.65×
as hot as the Sun
0.52×
the Sun's width
0.54×
the Sun's mass
0.04×
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 15.1To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-438's temperature, not a photograph.