G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-1542

1,302 ly4 known planetsbrightness mag 12.7
5564 K
temperature
0.99 R☉
radius
0.94 M☉
mass
1.176 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,302 ly away

At light speed, about 1,302 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-1542 is about the size of the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.96×
as hot as the Sun
0.99×
the Sun's width
0.94×
the Sun's mass
1.18×
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 12.7To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-1542's temperature, not a photograph.