Kepler-106

Planetary system · 1449.2 light-years away

Kepler-106 is 1,449 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 4 planets around this 5,858 K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-106 b goes round its star every 6.16 days, 14 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,858 K
Mass1 solar masses
Radius1.04 solar radii
Luminosity1.209 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.923
Ageabout 4.83 billion years
Distance from the Sun1449.2 light-years (444.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 300.8640°, Dec 44.3375°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (4)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-106 b6.16 days0.0649 AU0.82 R⊕5.3 M⊕Transit, 2014
Kepler-106 c13.6 days0.110 AU2.5 R⊕10.44 M⊕Transit, 2014
Kepler-106 d24.0 days0.161 AU0.95 R⊕8.1 M⊕Transit, 2014
Kepler-106 e43.8 days0.240 AU2.56 R⊕11.17 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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