G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-122

3,351 ly5 known planetsbrightness mag 14.4
5917 K
temperature
0.95 R☉
radius
1.03 M☉
mass
1.862 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,351 ly away

At light speed, about 3,351 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-122 is 1.1× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.03×
as hot as the Sun
0.95×
the Sun's width
1.03×
the Sun's mass
1.86×
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 14.4To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-122's temperature, not a photograph.