Kepler-127

Planetary system · 1150.7 light-years away · also TYC 3541-1118-1

Kepler-127 is 1,151 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this 6,106 K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-127 b goes round its star every 14.4 days, 6 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,106 K
Mass1.248 solar masses
Radius1.359 solar radii
Luminosity2.55 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.746
Ageabout 2.69 billion years
Distance from the Sun1150.7 light-years (352.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 285.1899°, Dec 46.0281°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-127 b14.4 days0.125 AU1.4 R⊕2.54 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-127 c29.4 days0.200 AU2.66 R⊕7.56 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-127 d48.6 days0.280 AU2.64 R⊕7.46 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 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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