G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
K2-187
5438 K
temperature
0.83 R☉
radius
0.97 M☉
mass
0.637 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,079 ly away
At light speed, about 1,079 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.94×
as hot as the Sun
0.83×
the Sun's width
0.97×
the Sun's mass
0.64×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →K2-187 bRocky world · ESI 0.141.20 R⊕ · 18.6 hours year
- Explore →K2-187 cRocky world · ESI 0.221.40 R⊕ · 2.9 days year
- Explore →K2-187 dSub-Neptune · ESI 0.262.40 R⊕ · 7.1 days year
- Explore →K2-187 eSub-Neptune · ESI 0.361.90 R⊕ · 14 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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 13.1To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-187's temperature, not a photograph.