G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-473

2,955 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 13.5
5816 K
temperature
1.34 R☉
radius
1.06 M☉
mass
3.348 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,955 ly away

At light speed, about 2,955 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-473 is 1.34× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.01×
as hot as the Sun
1.34×
the Sun's width
1.06×
the Sun's mass
3.35×
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 13.5To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-473's temperature, not a photograph.