K-type star · orange dwarf

K2-318

482 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 15.8
3851 K
temperature
0.55 R☉
radius
0.56 M☉
mass
0.053 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 482 ly away

At light speed, about 482 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunK2-318 is 1.8× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.67×
as hot as the Sun
0.55×
the Sun's width
0.56×
the Sun's mass
0.05×
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?
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 15.8To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from K2-318's temperature, not a photograph.