G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-1272

3,935 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 14.7
5926 K
temperature
1.09 R☉
radius
1.06 M☉
mass
2.346 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,935 ly away

At light speed, about 3,935 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-1272 is 1.09× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.03×
as hot as the Sun
1.09×
the Sun's width
1.06×
the Sun's mass
2.35×
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 14.7To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-1272's temperature, not a photograph.