G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-476

2,653 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 14.0
5837 K
temperature
1.09 R☉
radius
1.03 M☉
mass
1.244 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,653 ly away

At light speed, about 2,653 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-476 is 1.09× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.01×
as hot as the Sun
1.09×
the Sun's width
1.03×
the Sun's mass
1.24×
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 14.0To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-476's temperature, not a photograph.