Kepler-102

Planetary system · 351.6 light-years away · also TYC 3544-1383-1

Kepler-102 is 352 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 5 planets around this 4,909 K star; the first was found in 2013 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-102 b goes round its star every 5.29 days, 17 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature4,909 K
Mass0.803 solar masses
Radius0.724 solar radii
Luminosity0.2604 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.072
Ageabout 1.1 billion years
Distance from the Sun351.6 light-years (107.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 281.4825°, Dec 47.2078°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (5)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-102 b5.29 days0.0552 AU0.46 R⊕1.1 M⊕Transit, 2014
Kepler-102 c7.07 days0.0670 AU0.567 R⊕1.7 M⊕Transit, 2014
Kepler-102 d10.3 days0.0862 AU1.154 R⊕3 M⊕Transit, 2014
Kepler-102 e16.1 days0.116 AU2.17 R⊕4.7 M⊕Transit, 2013
Kepler-102 f27.5 days0.166 AU0.861 R⊕4.3 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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