F-type star · yellow-white star

Kepler-50

816 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 10.5
6225 K
temperature
1.58 R☉
radius
1.24 M☉
mass
3.434 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 816 ly away

At light speed, about 816 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-50 is 1.58× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.08×
as hot as the Sun
1.58×
the Sun's width
1.24×
the Sun's mass
3.43×
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 10.5To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-50's temperature, not a photograph.