Kepler-1661

Planetary system · 1339.2 light-years away

Kepler-1661 is 1,339 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K star; the first was found in 2020 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-1661 b takes 175.1 days to go round its star once.

Kepler-1661 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only Kepler-1661 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeK
Surface temperature5,100 K
Mass0.841 solar masses
Radius0.762 solar radii
Luminosity0.3069 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.357
Ageabout 2 billion years
Distance from the Sun1339.2 light-years (410.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 285.1671°, Dec 41.9669°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-1661 b175.1 days0.633 AU3.87 R⊕17 M⊕Transit, 2020

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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