G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-277

3,185 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 13.5
5946 K
temperature
1.69 R☉
radius
1.12 M☉
mass
3.698 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,185 ly away

At light speed, about 3,185 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-277 is 1.69× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.03×
as hot as the Sun
1.69×
the Sun's width
1.12×
the Sun's mass
3.70×
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 13.5To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-277's temperature, not a photograph.