K-type star · orange dwarf
Kepler-1242
4895 K
temperature
0.74 R☉
radius
0.77 M☉
mass
0.305 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,243 ly away
At light speed, about 2,243 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.85×
as hot as the Sun
0.74×
the Sun's width
0.77×
the Sun's mass
0.30×
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 15.7To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Illustration generated from Kepler-1242's temperature, not a photograph.