Kepler-1086

Planetary system · 1520.2 light-years away

Kepler-1086 is 1,520 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 4,350 K star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-1086 b goes round its star every 18.8 days, 5 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

Kepler-1086 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only Kepler-1086 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Surface temperature4,350 K
Mass0.7 solar masses
Radius0.66 solar radii
Luminosity0.138 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude16.002
Ageabout 2.88 billion years
Distance from the Sun1520.2 light-years (466.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 295.2512°, Dec 45.8430°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-1086 b18.8 days0.120 AU2.44 R⊕6.53 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2016
Kepler-1086 c161.5 days0.503 AU2.94 R⊕8.96 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2016

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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