G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

KOI-142

1,229 ly3 known planetsbrightness mag 13.2G6 V
5466 K
temperature
0.90 R☉
radius
0.99 M☉
mass
0.684 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,229 ly away

At light speed, about 1,229 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKOI-142 is 1.1× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.95×
as hot as the Sun
0.90×
the Sun's width
0.99×
the Sun's mass
0.68×
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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 13.2To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from KOI-142's temperature, not a photograph.