F-type star · yellow-white star

Kepler-279

3,384 ly4 known planetsbrightness mag 13.6
6689 K
temperature
1.43 R☉
radius
1.16 M☉
mass
3.302 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,384 ly away

At light speed, about 3,384 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-279 is 1.43× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.16×
as hot as the Sun
1.43×
the Sun's width
1.16×
the Sun's mass
3.30×
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 13.6To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-279's temperature, not a photograph.