Kepler-100

Planetary system · 993.6 light-years away · also TYC 3142-407-1

Kepler-100 is 994 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 4 planets around this 5,837 K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-100 b goes round its star every 6.89 days, 13 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,837 K
Mass1.13 solar masses
Radius1.51 solar radii
Luminosity2.48 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.055
Ageabout 6.92 billion years
Distance from the Sun993.6 light-years (304.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 291.3861°, Dec 41.9901°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (4)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-100 b6.89 days0.0731 AU1.34 R⊕4.01 M⊕Transit, 2014
Kepler-100 c12.8 days0.111 AU2.2 R⊕7.05 M⊕Transit, 2014
Kepler-100 d35.3 days0.217 AU1.61 R⊕3 M⊕Transit, 2014
Kepler-100 e60.9 days0.312 AU5.27 R⊕ estimated24.143 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2023

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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