F-type star · yellow-white star
KELT-6
6102 K
temperature
1.73 R☉
radius
1.42 M☉
mass
3.112 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 785 ly away
At light speed, about 785 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.06×
as hot as the Sun
1.73×
the Sun's width
1.42×
the Sun's mass
3.11×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →KELT-6 bGas giant · ESI 0.0714.57 R⊕ · year: 7.8 days
- Explore →KELT-6 cGas giant · ESI 0.5013.00 R⊕ · year: 3.5 years
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 10.4To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from KELT-6's temperature, not a photograph.