Kepler-204

Planetary system · 2239.8 light-years away

Kepler-204 is 2,240 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 5,812 K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-204 b goes round its star every 14.4 days, 6 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,812 K
Mass1.038 solar masses
Radius1.238 solar radii
Luminosity1.071 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.977
Ageabout 1.41 billion years
Distance from the Sun2239.8 light-years (686.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 285.3472°, Dec 41.7618°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-204 b14.4 days0.117 AU2.53 R⊕6.94 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-204 c25.7 days0.173 AU1.79 R⊕3.86 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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