G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-1006

3,528 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 14.5
5328 K
temperature
0.74 R☉
radius
0.78 M☉
mass
0.398 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,528 ly away

At light speed, about 3,528 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-1006 is 1.4× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.92×
as hot as the Sun
0.74×
the Sun's width
0.78×
the Sun's mass
0.40×
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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 14.5To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-1006's temperature, not a photograph.