G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-1561
5957 K
temperature
1.11 R☉
radius
1.07 M☉
mass
0.954 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,737 ly away
At light speed, about 2,737 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.03×
as hot as the Sun
1.11×
the Sun's width
1.07×
the Sun's mass
0.95×
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?
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 14.7To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Illustration generated from Kepler-1561's temperature, not a photograph.