Kepler-193

Planetary system · 3291.2 light-years away

Kepler-193 is 3,291 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 6,335 K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-193 b goes round its star every 11.4 days, 8 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,335 K
Mass1.051 solar masses
Radius1.147 solar radii
Luminosity1.258 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.712
Ageabout 0.3 billion years
Distance from the Sun3291.2 light-years (1009.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 296.4986°, Dec 46.5772°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-193 b11.4 days0.106 AU2.39 R⊕6.3 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-193 c50.7 days0.286 AU2.75 R⊕8 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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