K-type star · orange dwarf
Kepler-472
4996 K
temperature
0.78 R☉
radius
0.85 M☉
mass
0.307 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,000 ly away
At light speed, about 1,000 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.87×
as hot as the Sun
0.78×
the Sun's width
0.85×
the Sun's mass
0.31×
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 13.9To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-472's temperature, not a photograph.