5528 K
temperature
1.06 R☉
radius
0.96 M☉
mass
0.972 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,177 ly away
At light speed, about 1,177 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.96×
as hot as the Sun
1.06×
the Sun's width
0.96×
the Sun's mass
0.97×
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 12.7To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-181's temperature, not a photograph.