K-type star · orange dwarf

Kepler-138

218 ly4 known planetsbrightness mag 13.0M1 V
3841 K
temperature
0.54 R☉
radius
0.54 M☉
mass
0.056 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 218 ly away

At light speed, about 218 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-138 is 1.9× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.67×
as hot as the Sun
0.54×
the Sun's width
0.54×
the Sun's mass
0.06×
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 13.0To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-138's temperature, not a photograph.