A-type star · white star
Kepler-462
7500 K
temperature
1.57 R☉
radius
1.59 M☉
mass
8.431 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,946 ly away
At light speed, about 1,946 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.30×
as hot as the Sun
1.57×
the Sun's width
1.59×
the Sun's mass
8.43×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-462 bSub-Neptune · ESI 0.343.00 R⊕ · 85 days year
- Explore →Kepler-462 cIce / gas giant · ESI 0.324.00 R⊕ · 208 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 11.6To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-462's temperature, not a photograph.