Kepler-182

Planetary system · 5052.5 light-years away

Kepler-182 is 5,053 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 6,250 K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-182 b goes round its star every 9.83 days, 9 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,250 K
Mass1.114 solar masses
Radius1.146 solar radii
Luminosity2.206 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.942
Ageabout 5.25 billion years
Distance from the Sun5052.5 light-years (1549.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 289.8301°, Dec 50.5862°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-182 b9.83 days0.0960 AU2.58 R⊕7.18 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-182 c20.7 days0.157 AU3.43 R⊕11.6 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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