G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-162
5816 K
temperature
0.96 R☉
radius
1.05 M☉
mass
1.430 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,791 ly away
At light speed, about 2,791 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.01×
as hot as the Sun
0.96×
the Sun's width
1.05×
the Sun's mass
1.43×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-162 bRocky world · ESI 0.281.26 R⊕ · 6.9 days year
- Explore →Kepler-162 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.313.03 R⊕ · 19 days year
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 14.4To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-162's temperature, not a photograph.