Kepler-7

Planetary system · 3009.0 light-years away

Kepler-7 is 3,009 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 5,933 K star; the first was found in 2009 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-7 b goes round its star every 4.89 days, 18 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature5,933 K
Mass1.359 solar masses
Radius1.966 solar radii
Luminosity4.97 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.008
Ageabout 2.9 billion years
Distance from the Sun3009.0 light-years (922.6 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 288.5815°, Dec 41.0897°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-7 b4.89 days0.0607 AU18.181 R⊕140.16 M⊕Transit, 2009

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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