G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
K2-168
5503 K
temperature
0.83 R☉
radius
0.88 M☉
mass
0.666 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 796 ly away
At light speed, about 796 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.95×
as hot as the Sun
0.83×
the Sun's width
0.88×
the Sun's mass
0.67×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →K2-168 bSub-Neptune · ESI 0.321.86 R⊕ · 16 days year
- Explore →EPIC 205950854 cRocky world · ESI 0.281.31 R⊕ · 8.1 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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 12.4To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-168's temperature, not a photograph.