K-type star · orange dwarf

Kepler-661

1,744 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 16.0
4483 K
temperature
0.67 R☉
radius
0.70 M☉
mass
0.153 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,744 ly away

At light speed, about 1,744 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-661 is 1.5× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.78×
as hot as the Sun
0.67×
the Sun's width
0.70×
the Sun's mass
0.15×
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?
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 16.0To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-661's temperature, not a photograph.