Kepler-60

Planetary system · 3343.4 light-years away

Kepler-60 is 3,343 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this 5,905 K star; the first was found in 2012 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-60 b goes round its star every 7.13 days, 12 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,905 K
Mass1.041 solar masses
Radius1.257 solar radii
Luminosity2.339 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.95
Ageabout 8.91 billion years
Distance from the Sun3343.4 light-years (1025.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 288.9613°, Dec 42.2650°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-60 b7.13 days0.0726 AU1.71 R⊕4.19 M⊕Transit, 2012
Kepler-60 c8.92 days0.0842 AU1.9 R⊕3.85 M⊕Transit, 2012
Kepler-60 d11.9 days0.102 AU1.99 R⊕4.16 M⊕Transit, 2012

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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