F-type star · yellow-white star
K2-99
6069 K
temperature
2.55 R☉
radius
1.44 M☉
mass
7.930 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,693 ly away
At light speed, about 1,693 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.05×
as hot as the Sun
2.55×
the Sun's width
1.44×
the Sun's mass
7.93×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →K2-99 bGas giant · ESI 0.1111.88 R⊕ · 18 days year
- Explore →K2-99 cGas giant · ESI 0.3712.60 R⊕ · 522 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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 11.1To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from K2-99's temperature, not a photograph.