G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-657

5,518 ly1 known planetbrightness mag 15.4
5808 K
temperature
1.01 R☉
radius
1.01 M☉
mass
1.901 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 5,518 ly away

At light speed, about 5,518 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-657 is about the size of the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.01×
as hot as the Sun
1.01×
the Sun's width
1.01×
the Sun's mass
1.90×
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?
FAINT — LARGE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 15.4To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky

Illustration generated from Kepler-657's temperature, not a photograph.