Kepler-44

Planetary system · 3874.7 light-years away

Kepler-44 is 3,875 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G2 IV star; the first was found in 2011 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-44 b goes round its star every 3.25 days, 27 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeG2 IV
Surface temperature5,800 K
Mass1.12 solar masses
Radius1.35 solar radii
Luminosity2.226 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.803
Ageabout 5.8 billion years
Distance from the Sun3874.7 light-years (1188.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 300.1024°, Dec 45.7622°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-44 b3.25 days0.0446 AU12.22 R⊕317.82 M⊕Transit, 2011

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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