F-type star · yellow-white star
Kepler-887
6194 K
temperature
1.29 R☉
radius
1.19 M☉
mass
2.794 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,892 ly away
At light speed, about 2,892 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
1.29×
the Sun's width
1.19×
the Sun's mass
2.79×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-887 cRocky world · ESI 0.251.13 R⊕ · 7.6 days year
- Explore →Kepler-887 bSub-Neptune · ESI 0.321.84 R⊕ · 20 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 13.5To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-887's temperature, not a photograph.