M-type star · red dwarf

Kepler-249

621 ly3 known planetsbrightness mag 16.4M2 V
3568 K
temperature
0.48 R☉
radius
0.51 M☉
mass
0.032 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 621 ly away

At light speed, about 621 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-249 is 2.1× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.62×
as hot as the Sun
0.48×
the Sun's width
0.51×
the Sun's mass
0.03×
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 16.4To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-249's temperature, not a photograph.