Kepler-880

Planetary system · 1961.3 light-years away · also TYC 3130-770-1

Kepler-880 is 1,961 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 6,761 K star; the first was found in 2016 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-880 b goes round its star every 7.71 days, 11 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,761 K
Mass1.46 solar masses
Radius1.74 solar radii
Luminosity4.635 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude11.845
Ageabout 1.66 billion years
Distance from the Sun1961.3 light-years (601.3 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 281.9712°, Dec 43.6728°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-880 b7.71 days0.0915 AU2.66 R⊕7.56 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2016
Kepler-880 c11.8 days0.122 AU2.87 R⊕8.6 M⊕ estimatedTransit, 2023

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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