G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-146

2,338 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 13.9
5948 K
temperature
1.21 R☉
radius
1.08 M☉
mass
1.406 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,338 ly away

At light speed, about 2,338 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-146 is 1.21× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.03×
as hot as the Sun
1.21×
the Sun's width
1.08×
the Sun's mass
1.41×
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 13.9To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-146's temperature, not a photograph.