iot Dra

Planetary system · 102.2 light-years away · also HD 137759, HIP 75458

iot Dra is 102 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this K2 III star; the first was found in 2002 by radial velocity (Lick Observatory).

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Worth knowing

iot Dra c takes 68.4 years to go round its star once.

The star

Spectral typeK2 III
Surface temperature4,504 K
Mass1.54 solar masses
Radius11.79 solar radii
Luminosity52.78 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude3.29668
Ageabout 2.65 billion years
Distance from the Sun102.2 light-years (31.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 231.2323°, Dec 58.9661°
ConstellationDraco

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
iot Dra b510.9 days1.453 AU12.4 R⊕ estimated3756.7 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2002
iot Dra c68.4 years19.400 AU12.2 R⊕ estimated4958.1 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2021

Values are the NASA Exoplanet Archive’s composite parameters. A radius marked estimated comes from a mass–radius relation; a mass marked minimum is M sin i. Planet sizes and colours in the 3D view are renderings: none of these worlds has been photographed as more than a point of light.

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