F-type star · yellow-white star
Kepler-999
6237 K
temperature
1.65 R☉
radius
1.29 M☉
mass
3.452 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,778 ly away
At light speed, about 1,778 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.08×
as hot as the Sun
1.65×
the Sun's width
1.29×
the Sun's mass
3.45×
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 12.4To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-999's temperature, not a photograph.