Kepler-206

Planetary system · 1938.8 light-years away

Kepler-206 is 1,939 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this 5,764 K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-206 b goes round its star every 7.78 days, 11 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,764 K
Mass0.957 solar masses
Radius1.185 solar radii
Luminosity1.212 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.507
Ageabout 8.32 billion years
Distance from the Sun1938.8 light-years (594.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 291.6347°, Dec 41.8338°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-206 b7.78 days0.0780 AU1.2 R⊕1.87 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-206 c13.1 days0.111 AU1.77 R⊕3.78 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-206 d23.4 days0.163 AU1.19 R⊕1.81 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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