G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-526
5894 K
temperature
1.14 R☉
radius
1.15 M☉
mass
2.242 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,173 ly away
At light speed, about 2,173 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.02×
as hot as the Sun
1.14×
the Sun's width
1.15×
the Sun's mass
2.24×
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 13.2To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-526's temperature, not a photograph.