G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-142
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.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
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 →Kepler-142 bSub-Neptune · ESI 0.141.99 R⊕ · 2.0 days year
- Explore →Kepler-142 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.172.86 R⊕ · 4.8 days year
- Explore →Kepler-142 dSub-Neptune · ESI 0.412.16 R⊕ · 42 days year
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.