F-type star · yellow-white star
Kepler-79
6174 K
temperature
1.30 R☉
radius
1.17 M☉
mass
2.198 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,329 ly away
At light speed, about 3,329 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.07×
as hot as the Sun
1.30×
the Sun's width
1.17×
the Sun's mass
2.20×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-79 bSub-Neptune · ESI 0.213.47 R⊕ · 13 days year
- Explore →Kepler-79 cIce / gas giant · ESI 0.223.72 R⊕ · 27 days year
- Explore →Kepler-79 dIce / gas giant · ESI 0.167.16 R⊕ · 52 days year
- Explore →Kepler-79 eSub-Neptune · ESI 0.313.49 R⊕ · 81 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 14.0To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-79's temperature, not a photograph.