G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-1196

3,008 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 15.0
5756 K
temperature
0.97 R☉
radius
0.98 M☉
mass
0.897 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,008 ly away

At light speed, about 3,008 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-1196 is about the size of the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.00×
as hot as the Sun
0.97×
the Sun's width
0.98×
the Sun's mass
0.90×
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?
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 15.0To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-1196's temperature, not a photograph.