Kepler-295

Planetary system · 5542.0 light-years away

Kepler-295 is 5,542 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this 5,603 K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-295 b goes round its star every 12.6 days, 7 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,603 K
Mass0.89 solar masses
Radius0.898 solar radii
Luminosity4.261 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.631
Ageabout 6.46 billion years
Distance from the Sun5542.0 light-years (1699.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 285.3458°, Dec 45.3678°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-295 b12.6 days0.0990 AU1.22 R⊕1.98 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-295 c21.5 days0.142 AU1.17 R⊕1.71 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-295 d33.9 days0.192 AU1.36 R⊕2.42 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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