F-type star · yellow-white star
K2-258
6351 K
temperature
1.31 R☉
radius
1.21 M☉
mass
1.872 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,159 ly away
At light speed, about 2,159 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.10×
as hot as the Sun
1.31×
the Sun's width
1.21×
the Sun's mass
1.87×
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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 13.4To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-258's temperature, not a photograph.