G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-1281
5353 K
temperature
0.83 R☉
radius
0.87 M☉
mass
0.511 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,555 ly away
At light speed, about 3,555 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.93×
as hot as the Sun
0.83×
the Sun's width
0.87×
the Sun's mass
0.51×
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 16.0To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Illustration generated from Kepler-1281's temperature, not a photograph.