Kepler-408

Planetary system · 289.6 light-years away · also TYC 3545-1227-1

Kepler-408 is 290 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 6,104 K star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-408 b goes round its star every 2.47 days, 36 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,104 K
Mass1.08 solar masses
Radius1.23 solar radii
Luminosity1.919 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude8.834
Ageabout 6.68 billion years
Distance from the Sun289.6 light-years (88.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 284.7862°, Dec 48.4233°
ConstellationDraco

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-408 b2.47 days0.0359 AU0.82 R⊕5 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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