Kepler-83

Planetary system · 1306.0 light-years away

Kepler-83 is 1,306 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 3 planets around this M0 V star; the first was found in 2012 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-83 d goes round its star every 5.17 days, 17 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

Kepler-83 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only Kepler-83 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeM0 V
Surface temperature4,082 K
Mass0.66 solar masses
Radius0.61 solar radii
Luminosity0.079 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude16.145
Ageabout 3.09 billion years
Distance from the Sun1306.0 light-years (400.4 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 282.2325°, Dec 43.6656°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (3)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-83 d5.17 days0.0510 AU1.94 R⊕4.1 M⊕Transit, 2014
Kepler-83 b9.77 days0.0730 AU2.83 R⊕2.94 M⊕Transit, 2012
Kepler-83 c20.1 days0.118 AU2.36 R⊕2.03 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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