G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-163
5776 K
temperature
0.92 R☉
radius
0.88 M☉
mass
0.728 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,250 ly away
At light speed, about 2,250 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.00×
as hot as the Sun
0.92×
the Sun's width
0.88×
the Sun's mass
0.73×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-163 bRocky world · ESI 0.311.05 R⊕ · 7.8 days year
- Explore →Kepler-163 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.362.26 R⊕ · 21 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 14.5To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-163's temperature, not a photograph.