Kepler-402

Planetary system · 2039.6 light-years away

Kepler-402 is 2,040 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 4 planets around this 6,090 K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-402 b goes round its star every 4.03 days, 22 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,090 K
Mass1.072 solar masses
Radius1.264 solar radii
Luminosity1.598 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.27
Ageabout 1.4 billion years
Distance from the Sun2039.6 light-years (625.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 288.3702°, Dec 43.3546°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (4)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-402 b4.03 days0.0510 AU1.22 R⊕1.98 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-402 c6.12 days0.0680 AU1.56 R⊕3.05 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-402 d8.92 days0.0870 AU1.38 R⊕2.48 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2014
Kepler-402 e11.2 days0.102 AU1.46 R⊕2.73 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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