Kepler-28

Planetary system · 1429.7 light-years away

Kepler-28 is 1,430 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this M0 V star; the first was found in 2011 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-28 b goes round its star every 5.91 days, 15 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeM0 V
Surface temperature4,499 K
Mass0.684 solar masses
Radius0.664 solar radii
Luminosity0.1799 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude15.13
Ageabout 1.91 billion years
Distance from the Sun1429.7 light-years (438.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 292.1370°, Dec 42.4295°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-28 b5.91 days0.0569 AU1.959 R⊕1.63 M⊕Transit, 2011
Kepler-28 c8.99 days0.0752 AU1.857 R⊕2.06 M⊕Transit, 2011

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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