G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-872
5902 K
temperature
1.08 R☉
radius
1.05 M☉
mass
0.715 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,869 ly away
At light speed, about 2,869 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
1.08×
the Sun's width
1.05×
the Sun's mass
0.71×
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 15.2To see it 10"+ (250 mm) telescope, dark sky
Illustration generated from Kepler-872's temperature, not a photograph.