G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
K2-261
5490 K
temperature
1.66 R☉
radius
1.11 M☉
mass
2.259 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 696 ly away
At light speed, about 696 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.95×
as hot as the Sun
1.66×
the Sun's width
1.11×
the Sun's mass
2.26×
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 10.6To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-261's temperature, not a photograph.