Kepler-131

Planetary system · 745.9 light-years away · also TYC 3125-483-1

Kepler-131 is 746 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 5,685 K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-131 b goes round its star every 16.1 days, 5 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,685 K
Mass1.02 solar masses
Radius1.03 solar radii
Luminosity1.052 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.493
Ageabout 3.66 billion years
Distance from the Sun745.9 light-years (228.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 288.5309°, Dec 40.9424°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-131 b16.1 days0.128 AU2.41 R⊕16.13 M⊕Transit, 2014
Kepler-131 c25.5 days0.174 AU0.84 R⊕8.25 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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