G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-9
5774 K
temperature
0.96 R☉
radius
1.02 M☉
mass
0.916 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,049 ly away
At light speed, about 2,049 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.00×
as hot as the Sun
0.96×
the Sun's width
1.02×
the Sun's mass
0.92×
the Sun's light output
Worlds orbiting this star
- Explore →Kepler-9 dRocky world · ESI 0.091.64 R⊕ · 1.6 days year
- Explore →Kepler-9 bGas giant · ESI 0.198.29 R⊕ · 19 days year
- Explore →Kepler-9 cGas giant · ESI 0.238.08 R⊕ · 39 days year
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 13.9To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-9's temperature, not a photograph.