G-type star · yellow dwarf, like our Sun
Kepler-973
5213 K
temperature
0.78 R☉
radius
0.86 M☉
mass
0.453 L☉
luminosity
How long to get there · 1,071 ly away
At light speed, about 1,071 years to reach this system.
See the full survival timeline (jet to folding spacetime) →Size vs the Sun
How it compares with our Sun
0.90×
as hot as the Sun
0.78×
the Sun's width
0.86×
the Sun's mass
0.45×
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 13.5To see it 8-10" (200-250 mm) telescope
Illustration generated from Kepler-973's temperature, not a photograph.