Kepler-412

Planetary system · 3542.8 light-years away

Kepler-412 is 3,543 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G3 V star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-412 b goes round its star every 41.3 hours, 51 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG3 V
Surface temperature5,750 K
Mass1.167 solar masses
Radius1.287 solar radii
Luminosity1.856 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.399
Ageabout 5.37 billion years
Distance from the Sun3542.8 light-years (1086.2 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 286.1103°, Dec 43.6810°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-412 b41.3 hours0.0290 AU15.031 R⊕299.08 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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