F-type star · yellow-white star
Kepler-959
7005 K
temperature
2.01 R☉
radius
1.60 M☉
mass
5.464 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 2,634 ly away
At light speed, about 2,634 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
1.21×
as hot as the Sun
2.01×
the Sun's width
1.60×
the Sun's mass
5.46×
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?
MID-SIZE TELESCOPE NEEDED
Brightness mag 12.6To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-959's temperature, not a photograph.