Kepler-260

Planetary system · 2046.2 light-years away

Kepler-260 is 2,046 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 5,250 K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-260 b goes round its star every 8.19 days, 11 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,250 K
Mass1.013 solar masses
Radius0.862 solar radii
Luminosity0.8091 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.253
Ageabout 1.15 billion years
Distance from the Sun2046.2 light-years (627.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 291.9260°, Dec 38.0141°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-260 b8.19 days0.0750 AU2.01 R⊕4.7 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-260 c76.1 days0.332 AU1.74 R⊕3.68 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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