G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
K2-217
5967 K
temperature
1.33 R☉
radius
1.10 M☉
mass
1.708 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,246 ly away
At light speed, about 1,246 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.03×
as hot as the Sun
1.33×
the Sun's width
1.10×
the Sun's mass
1.71×
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 12.3To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-217's temperature, not a photograph.