G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
K2-279
5558 K
temperature
0.86 R☉
radius
0.79 M☉
mass
0.624 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 597 ly away
At light speed, about 597 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.96×
as hot as the Sun
0.86×
the Sun's width
0.79×
the Sun's mass
0.62×
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 11.5To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-279's temperature, not a photograph.