G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-100

994 ly4 known planetsbrightness mag 11.1
5825 K
temperature
1.49 R☉
radius
1.08 M☉
mass
2.480 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 994 ly away

At light speed, about 994 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-100 is 1.49× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.01×
as hot as the Sun
1.49×
the Sun's width
1.08×
the Sun's mass
2.48×
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 11.1To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-100's temperature, not a photograph.