Kepler-4

Planetary system · 1591.4 light-years away

Kepler-4 is 1,591 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 5,857 K star; the first was found in 2009 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-4 b goes round its star every 3.21 days, 27 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,857 K
Mass1.223 solar masses
Radius1.487 solar radii
Luminosity2.259 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.285
Ageabout 4.5 billion years
Distance from the Sun1591.4 light-years (487.9 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 285.6154°, Dec 50.1358°
ConstellationDraco

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-4 b3.21 days0.0456 AU4.002 R⊕24.472 M⊕Transit, 2009

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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