G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-209

1,882 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 14.1
5513 K
temperature
0.94 R☉
radius
0.97 M☉
mass
0.743 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,882 ly away

At light speed, about 1,882 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-209 is 1.1× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.96×
as hot as the Sun
0.94×
the Sun's width
0.97×
the Sun's mass
0.74×
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 14.1To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-209's temperature, not a photograph.