G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-561
5646 K
temperature
0.94 R☉
radius
0.96 M☉
mass
0.661 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,027 ly away
At light speed, about 2,027 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.98×
as hot as the Sun
0.94×
the Sun's width
0.96×
the Sun's mass
0.66×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-561 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.222.68 R⊕ · 5.4 days year
- Explore →Kepler-561 bIce / gas giant · ESI 0.326.96 R⊕ · 58 days year
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 14.4To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-561's temperature, not a photograph.