G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-1079

1,928 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 12.8
5758 K
temperature
1.36 R☉
radius
1.08 M☉
mass
1.832 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,928 ly away

At light speed, about 1,928 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-1079 is 1.36× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.00×
as hot as the Sun
1.36×
the Sun's width
1.08×
the Sun's mass
1.83×
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 12.8To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-1079's temperature, not a photograph.