G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-766

7,494 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 15.8
5992 K
temperature
1.15 R☉
radius
1.10 M☉
mass
2.827 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 7,494 ly away

At light speed, about 7,494 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-766 is 1.15× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.04×
as hot as the Sun
1.15×
the Sun's width
1.10×
the Sun's mass
2.83×
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 15.8To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-766's temperature, not a photograph.