G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-1972
5818 K
temperature
1.38 R☉
radius
1.12 M☉
mass
1.970 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 937 ly away
At light speed, about 937 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
1.38×
the Sun's width
1.12×
the Sun's mass
1.97×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-1972 bRocky world · ESI 0.190.80 R⊕ · 7.5 days year
- Explore →Kepler-1972 cRocky world · ESI 0.180.87 R⊕ · 11 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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 11.2To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-1972's temperature, not a photograph.