G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-68
5847 K
temperature
1.26 R☉
radius
1.06 M☉
mass
1.702 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 470 ly away
At light speed, about 470 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.01×
as hot as the Sun
1.26×
the Sun's width
1.06×
the Sun's mass
1.70×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-68 bSub-Neptune · ESI 0.182.36 R⊕ · 5.4 days year
- Explore →Kepler-68 cRocky world · ESI 0.250.98 R⊕ · 9.6 days year
- Explore →Kepler-68 dGas giant · ESI 0.3913.90 R⊕ · 1.7 years year
- Explore →Kepler-68 eGas giant · ESI 0.2511.20 R⊕ · 9.5 years 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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 10.1To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-68's temperature, not a photograph.