G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-10

605 ly3 known planetsbrightness mag 11.0
5708 K
temperature
1.06 R☉
radius
0.91 M☉
mass
1.134 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 605 ly away

At light speed, about 605 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-10 is 1.06× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
0.99×
as hot as the Sun
1.06×
the Sun's width
0.91×
the Sun's mass
1.13×
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 11.0To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-10's temperature, not a photograph.