4676 K
temperature
0.69 R☉
radius
0.71 M☉
mass
0.162 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 625 ly away
At light speed, about 625 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.81×
as hot as the Sun
0.69×
the Sun's width
0.71×
the Sun's mass
0.16×
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?
LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 13.7To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Illustration generated from K2-255's temperature, not a photograph.