F-type star · yellow-white star

Kepler-126

774 ly3 known planetsbrightness mag 10.5
6239 K
temperature
1.36 R☉
radius
1.11 M☉
mass
2.831 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 774 ly away

At light speed, about 774 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-126 is 1.36× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.08×
as hot as the Sun
1.36×
the Sun's width
1.11×
the Sun's mass
2.83×
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 10.5To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-126's temperature, not a photograph.