G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-501

3,670 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 14.9
5904 K
temperature
1.04 R☉
radius
1.03 M☉
mass
1.646 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,670 ly away

At light speed, about 3,670 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-501 is about the size of the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.02×
as hot as the Sun
1.04×
the Sun's width
1.03×
the Sun's mass
1.65×
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 14.9To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-501's temperature, not a photograph.