Kepler-101

Planetary system · 3026.7 light-years away

Kepler-101 is 3,027 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this G3 IV star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-101 b goes round its star every 3.49 days, 25 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG3 IV
Surface temperature5,667 K
Mass1.17 solar masses
Radius1.56 solar radii
Luminosity2.632 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.7
Ageabout 5.9 billion years
Distance from the Sun3026.7 light-years (928.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 283.2555°, Dec 48.3552°
ConstellationDraco

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-101 b3.49 days0.0474 AU5.77 R⊕51.1 M⊕Transit, 2014
Kepler-101 c6.03 days0.0684 AU1.25 R⊕3.78 M⊕Transit, 2014

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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