Kepler-391

Planetary system · 2835.1 light-years away

Kepler-391 is 2,835 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this K2 III-IV star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-391 b goes round its star every 7.42 days, 12 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK2 III-IV
Surface temperature5,038 K
Mass1.27 solar masses
Radius2.879 solar radii
Luminosity4.6 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.177
Ageabout 4.365 billion years
Distance from the Sun2835.1 light-years (869.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 290.6219°, Dec 51.0573°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-391 b7.42 days0.0830 AU2.5 R⊕1100 M⊕Transit, 2014
Kepler-391 c20.5 days0.164 AU2.88 R⊕450 M⊕Transit, 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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