K-type star · orange dwarf
K2-270
4877 K
temperature
0.77 R☉
radius
0.85 M☉
mass
0.303 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 915 ly away
At light speed, about 915 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.84×
as hot as the Sun
0.77×
the Sun's width
0.85×
the Sun's mass
0.30×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →K2-270 bRocky world · ESI 0.221.38 R⊕ · 1.5 days year
- Explore →K2-270 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.252.95 R⊕ · 4.4 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 13.8To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-270's temperature, not a photograph.