G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun

Kepler-68

470 ly4 known planetsbrightness mag 10.1
5847 K
temperature
1.26 R☉
radius
1.06 M☉
mass
1.702 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 470 ly away

At light speed, about 470 years to reach this system.

See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →
Size vs the Sun
SunKepler-68 is 1.26× the Sun’s width
How it compares with our Sun
1.01×
as hot as the Sun
1.26×
the Sun's width
1.06×
the Sun's mass
1.70×
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 10.1To see it 4-6" (100-150 mm) telescope

Illustration generated from Kepler-68's temperature, not a photograph.