KOBE-1

Planetary system · 78.2 light-years away · also HIP 5957

KOBE-1 is 78.2 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this K7 V star; the first was found in 2025 by radial velocity (Calar Alto Observatory).

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Worth knowing

KOBE-1 b goes round its star every 8.54 days, 10 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK7 V
Surface temperature4,135 K
Mass0.629 solar masses
Radius0.619 solar radii
Luminosity0.101 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude10.1
Distance from the Sun78.2 light-years (24.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 19.1660°, Dec 25.3310°
ConstellationPisces

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
KOBE-1 b8.54 days0.0701 AU2.91 R⊕ estimated8.8 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2025
KOBE-1 c29.7 days0.161 AU3.56 R⊕ estimated12.4 M⊕ minimumRadial Velocity, 2025

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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