G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-311

2,540 ly3 known planetsbrightness mag 13.9
5905 K
temperature
1.19 R☉
radius
0.99 M☉
mass
1.561 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,540 ly away

At light speed, about 2,540 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-311 is 1.19× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.02×
as hot as the Sun
1.19×
the Sun's width
0.99×
the Sun's mass
1.56×
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 13.9To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-311's temperature, not a photograph.