F-type star · yellow-white star

Kepler-1518

2,947 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 13.4
6846 K
temperature
1.88 R☉
radius
1.54 M☉
mass
4.908 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,947 ly away

At light speed, about 2,947 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-1518 is 1.88× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.19×
as hot as the Sun
1.88×
the Sun's width
1.54×
the Sun's mass
4.91×
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 13.4To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-1518's temperature, not a photograph.