G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-517
5690 K
temperature
0.98 R☉
radius
0.95 M☉
mass
0.958 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 946 ly away
At light speed, about 946 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.99×
as hot as the Sun
0.98×
the Sun's width
0.95×
the Sun's mass
0.96×
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 12.4To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-517's temperature, not a photograph.