F-type star · yellow-white star
Kepler-516
7099 K
temperature
2.02 R☉
radius
1.62 M☉
mass
6.285 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,241 ly away
At light speed, about 2,241 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.23×
as hot as the Sun
2.02×
the Sun's width
1.62×
the Sun's mass
6.29×
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 12.1To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-516's temperature, not a photograph.