Kepler-296

Planetary system · 544.7 light-years away

Kepler-296 is 545 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 5 planets around this M2 V star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-296 c goes round its star every 5.84 days, 15 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

Kepler-296 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only Kepler-296 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeM2 V
Surface temperature3,740 K
Mass0.498 solar masses
Radius0.48 solar radii
Luminosity0.031 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude16.363
Ageabout 4.2 billion years
Distance from the Sun544.7 light-years (167.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 286.5400°, Dec 49.4373°
ConstellationDraco

Planets (5)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-296 c5.84 days0.0521 AU2 R⊕4.66 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-296 b10.9 days0.0790 AU1.61 R⊕3.22 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-296 d19.9 days0.118 AU2.09 R⊕5.02 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-296 e34.1 days0.169 AU1.53 R⊕2.96 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-296 f63.3 days0.255 AU1.8 R⊕3.89 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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