Kepler-128

Planetary system · 1292.8 light-years away · also TYC 3130-1733-1

Kepler-128 is 1,293 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 6,072 K star; the first was found in 2013 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-128 b goes round its star every 15.0 days, 6 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,072 K
Mass1.184 solar masses
Radius1.659 solar radii
Luminosity3.762 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.693
Ageabout 4.07 billion years
Distance from the Sun1292.8 light-years (396.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 282.4923°, Dec 43.9802°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-128 b15.0 days0.125 AU1.421 R⊕3.79 M⊕Transit, 2013
Kepler-128 c22.8 days0.165 AU1.521 R⊕3.38 M⊕Transit, 2013

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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