G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-515

832 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 12.9
5293 K
temperature
0.83 R☉
radius
0.90 M☉
mass
0.488 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 832 ly away

At light speed, about 832 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-515 is 1.2× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.92×
as hot as the Sun
0.83×
the Sun's width
0.90×
the Sun's mass
0.49×
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 12.9To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-515's temperature, not a photograph.