G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-142

1,790 ly3 known planetsbrightness mag 13.3
5790 K
temperature
1.27 R☉
radius
0.98 M☉
mass
1.280 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,790 ly away

At light speed, about 1,790 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-142 is 1.27× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.00×
as hot as the Sun
1.27×
the Sun's width
0.98×
the Sun's mass
1.28×
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 13.3To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-142's temperature, not a photograph.