F-type star · yellow-white star
Kepler-79
6389 K
temperature
1.32 R☉
radius
1.24 M☉
mass
2.198 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 3,329 ly away
At light speed, about 3,329 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
1.32×
the Sun's width
1.24×
the Sun's mass
2.20×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-79 bIce / gas giant · ESI 0.193.51 R⊕ · year: 13 days
- Explore →Kepler-79 cIce / gas giant · ESI 0.213.76 R⊕ · year: 27 days
- Explore →Kepler-79 dIce / gas giant · ESI 0.157.15 R⊕ · year: 52 days
- Explore →Kepler-79 eIce / gas giant · ESI 0.313.53 R⊕ · year: 81 days
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 14.0To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-79's temperature, not a photograph.