Kepler-348

Planetary system · 1861.6 light-years away

Kepler-348 is 1,862 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 6,177 K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-348 b goes round its star every 7.06 days, 12 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,177 K
Mass1.189 solar masses
Radius1.359 solar radii
Luminosity2.711 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.676
Ageabout 2.29 billion years
Distance from the Sun1861.6 light-years (570.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 297.2551°, Dec 40.5484°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-348 b7.06 days0.0760 AU1.52 R⊕2.92 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-348 c17.3 days0.138 AU1.33 R⊕2.33 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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