Kepler-129

Planetary system · 1333.5 light-years away · also TYC 3545-1418-1

Kepler-129 is 1,334 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this G4 V star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-129 b goes round its star every 15.8 days, 6 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG4 V
Surface temperature5,770 K
Mass1.178 solar masses
Radius1.653 solar radii
Luminosity2.908 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.809
Ageabout 6.43 billion years
Distance from the Sun1333.5 light-years (408.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 285.3112°, Dec 47.8485°
ConstellationDraco

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-129 b15.8 days0.130 AU2.4 R⊕20 M⊕ minimumTransit, 2014
Kepler-129 c82.2 days0.390 AU2.52 R⊕43 M⊕Transit, 2014
Kepler-129 d7.2 years4.000 AU12.6 R⊕ estimated2638 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2021

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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