F-type star · yellow-white star

Kepler-490

4,967 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 14.8
6045 K
temperature
1.12 R☉
radius
1.08 M☉
mass
2.317 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 4,967 ly away

At light speed, about 4,967 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-490 is 1.12× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.05×
as hot as the Sun
1.12×
the Sun's width
1.08×
the Sun's mass
2.32×
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 14.8To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-490's temperature, not a photograph.