G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-226

3,197 ly3 known planetsbrightness mag 15.6
5571 K
temperature
0.80 R☉
radius
0.90 M☉
mass
0.576 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,197 ly away

At light speed, about 3,197 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-226 is 1.2× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.97×
as hot as the Sun
0.80×
the Sun's width
0.90×
the Sun's mass
0.58×
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?
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 15.6To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-226's temperature, not a photograph.