G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
K2-342
5920 K
temperature
1.09 R☉
radius
1.01 M☉
mass
1.238 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 680 ly away
At light speed, about 680 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.03×
as hot as the Sun
1.09×
the Sun's width
1.01×
the Sun's mass
1.24×
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 11.3To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-342's temperature, not a photograph.