G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-511

2,127 ly2 known planetsbrightness mag 12.7
5866 K
temperature
1.42 R☉
radius
0.96 M☉
mass
3.144 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,127 ly away

At light speed, about 2,127 years to reach this system.

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Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-511 is 1.42× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.02×
as hot as the Sun
1.42×
the Sun's width
0.96×
the Sun's mass
3.14×
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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 12.7To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-511's temperature, not a photograph.