G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-288

3,895 ly3 known planetsbrightness mag 15.3
5918 K
temperature
1.09 R☉
radius
0.84 M☉
mass
1.138 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,895 ly away

At light speed, about 3,895 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-288 is 1.09× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.03×
as hot as the Sun
1.09×
the Sun's width
0.84×
the Sun's mass
1.14×
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 15.3To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-288's temperature, not a photograph.