Kepler-427

Planetary system · 3319.6 light-years away

Kepler-427 is 3,320 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G2 V star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-427 b goes round its star every 10.3 days, 9 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG2 V
Surface temperature5,800 K
Mass0.96 solar masses
Radius1.35 solar radii
Luminosity1.95 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.301
Ageabout 7 billion years
Distance from the Sun3319.6 light-years (1017.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 288.2546°, Dec 43.7048°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-427 b10.3 days0.0910 AU13.79 R⊕92.17 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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