G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-11

2,108 ly6 known planetsbrightness mag 13.8
5663 K
temperature
1.06 R☉
radius
0.96 M☉
mass
1.319 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,108 ly away

At light speed, about 2,108 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-11 is 1.06× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
0.98×
as hot as the Sun
1.06×
the Sun's width
0.96×
the Sun's mass
1.32×
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 13.8To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-11's temperature, not a photograph.