G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-60

3,343 ly3 known planetsbrightness mag 13.9
5905 K
temperature
1.26 R☉
radius
1.04 M☉
mass
2.339 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,343 ly away

At light speed, about 3,343 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-60 is 1.26× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.02×
as hot as the Sun
1.26×
the Sun's width
1.04×
the Sun's mass
2.34×
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 13.9To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-60's temperature, not a photograph.