G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-538

509 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 11.3
5534 K
temperature
0.87 R☉
radius
0.89 M☉
mass
0.662 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 509 ly away

At light speed, about 509 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-538 is 1.1× narrower than the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.96×
as hot as the Sun
0.87×
the Sun's width
0.89×
the Sun's mass
0.66×
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 11.3To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-538's temperature, not a photograph.