G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-20

922 ly6 known planetsbrightness mag 12.6
5495 K
temperature
0.96 R☉
radius
0.95 M☉
mass
0.685 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 922 ly away

At light speed, about 922 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-20 is about the size of the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.95×
as hot as the Sun
0.96×
the Sun's width
0.95×
the Sun's mass
0.68×
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 12.6To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-20's temperature, not a photograph.