F-type star · yellow-white star

Kepler-217

3,603 ly3 known planetsbrightness mag 13.2
6341 K
temperature
1.76 R☉
radius
1.37 M☉
mass
5.670 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,603 ly away

At light speed, about 3,603 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-217 is 1.76× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.10×
as hot as the Sun
1.76×
the Sun's width
1.37×
the Sun's mass
5.67×
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 13.2To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-217's temperature, not a photograph.