G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-1457

2,902 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 14.1
5866 K
temperature
1.01 R☉
radius
1.01 M☉
mass
1.642 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,902 ly away

At light speed, about 2,902 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-1457 is about the size of the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.02×
as hot as the Sun
1.01×
the Sun's width
1.01×
the Sun's mass
1.64×
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 14.1To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-1457's temperature, not a photograph.