Kepler-434

Planetary system · 3987.4 light-years away

Kepler-434 is 3,987 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 5,977 K star; the first was found in 2015 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-434 b goes round its star every 12.9 days, 7 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,977 K
Mass1.198 solar masses
Radius1.38 solar radii
Luminosity2.138 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.49
Ageabout 4 billion years
Distance from the Sun3987.4 light-years (1222.5 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 293.5864°, Dec 42.9289°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-434 b12.9 days0.114 AU12.67 R⊕908.96 M⊕Transit, 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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