G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-536

1,508 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 14.0
5524 K
temperature
0.89 R☉
radius
0.92 M☉
mass
0.610 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,508 ly away

At light speed, about 1,508 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-536 is 1.1× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.96×
as hot as the Sun
0.89×
the Sun's width
0.92×
the Sun's mass
0.61×
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-536's temperature, not a photograph.