Kepler-269

Planetary system · 7362.4 light-years away

Kepler-269 is 7,362 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 5,847 K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-269 b goes round its star every 5.33 days, 17 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,847 K
Mass0.92 solar masses
Radius0.959 solar radii
Luminosity2.335 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude15.646
Ageabout 6.46 billion years
Distance from the Sun7362.4 light-years (2257.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 290.2151°, Dec 41.7760°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-269 b5.33 days0.0610 AU2.47 R⊕6.66 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-269 c8.13 days0.0810 AU1.69 R⊕3.5 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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