Kepler-431

Planetary system · 1586.9 light-years away · also TYC 3130-350-1

Kepler-431 is 1,587 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this 6,004 K star; the first was found in 2015 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-431 b goes round its star every 6.80 days, 13 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,004 K
Mass1.071 solar masses
Radius1.092 solar radii
Luminosity3.151 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.139
Ageabout 4.34 billion years
Distance from the Sun1586.9 light-years (486.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 281.1123°, Dec 43.2278°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-431 b6.80 days0.0719 AU0.764 R⊕0.37 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2015
Kepler-431 c8.70 days0.0847 AU0.668 R⊕0.229 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2015
Kepler-431 d11.9 days0.104 AU1.11 R⊕1.41 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2015

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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