G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-218
5502 K
temperature
1.06 R☉
radius
1.02 M☉
mass
1.022 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,141 ly away
At light speed, about 2,141 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.95×
as hot as the Sun
1.06×
the Sun's width
1.02×
the Sun's mass
1.02×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-218 bRocky world · ESI 0.221.48 R⊕ · 3.6 days year
- Explore →Kepler-218 cSub-Neptune · ESI 0.413.14 R⊕ · 45 days year
- Explore →Kepler-218 dSub-Neptune · ESI 0.582.66 R⊕ · 125 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 14.0To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-218's temperature, not a photograph.