Kepler-91

Planetary system · 4222.7 light-years away

Kepler-91 is 4,223 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K3 star; the first was found in 2013 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

Kepler-91 b goes round its star every 6.25 days, 14 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK3
Surface temperature4,550 K
Mass1.31 solar masses
Radius6.3 solar radii
Luminosity16.79 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.712
Ageabout 4.47 billion years
Distance from the Sun4222.7 light-years (1294.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 285.6729°, Dec 44.1168°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
Kepler-91 b6.25 days0.0731 AU15.323 R⊕257.44 M⊕Transit, 2013

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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