F-type star · yellow-white star
K2-46
6256 K
temperature
1.29 R☉
radius
0.96 M☉
mass
2.589 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,465 ly away
At light speed, about 1,465 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.08×
as hot as the Sun
1.29×
the Sun's width
0.96×
the Sun's mass
2.59×
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 12.1To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-46's temperature, not a photograph.