Kepler-117

Planetary system · 4747.4 light-years away

Kepler-117 is 4,747 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this F8 V star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-117 b goes round its star every 18.8 days, 5 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeF8 V
Surface temperature6,150 K
Mass1.129 solar masses
Radius1.606 solar radii
Luminosity3.45 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.282
Ageabout 5.3 billion years
Distance from the Sun4747.4 light-years (1455.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 288.7931°, Dec 48.0402°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-117 b18.8 days0.144 AU8.059 R⊕29.875 M⊕Transit, 2014
Kepler-117 c50.8 days0.280 AU12.341 R⊕584.78 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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