M-type star · red dwarf

Kepler-974

438 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 15.3
3584 K
temperature
0.45 R☉
radius
0.46 M☉
mass
0.044 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 438 ly away

At light speed, about 438 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-974 is 2.2× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.62×
as hot as the Sun
0.45×
the Sun's width
0.46×
the Sun's mass
0.04×
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 15.3To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-974's temperature, not a photograph.