G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-37

208 ly4 known planetsbrightness mag 9.8
5357 K
temperature
0.79 R☉
radius
0.79 M☉
mass
0.477 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 208 ly away

At light speed, about 208 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-37 is 1.3× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.93×
as hot as the Sun
0.79×
the Sun's width
0.79×
the Sun's mass
0.48×
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?
SMALL TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 9.8To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-37's temperature, not a photograph.