Kepler-277

Planetary system · 3185.4 light-years away

Kepler-277 is 3,185 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 5,946 K star; the first was found in 2013 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-277 b goes round its star every 17.3 days, 5 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,946 K
Mass1.12 solar masses
Radius1.69 solar radii
Luminosity3.698 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.544
Ageabout 3.89 billion years
Distance from the Sun3185.4 light-years (976.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 286.5832°, Dec 39.0773°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-277 b17.3 days0.142 AU2.92 R⊕87.3 M⊕Transit, 2013
Kepler-277 c33.0 days0.218 AU3.36 R⊕64.2 M⊕Transit, 2013

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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