F-type star · yellow-white star
Kepler-521
6406 K
temperature
1.46 R☉
radius
1.34 M☉
mass
4.690 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,709 ly away
At light speed, about 2,709 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.11×
as hot as the Sun
1.46×
the Sun's width
1.34×
the Sun's mass
4.69×
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 12.9To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-521's temperature, not a photograph.