KOI-1257

Planetary system · 2139.6 light-years away

KOI-1257 is 2,140 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this G5 V star; the first was found in 2014 by transit (Kepler).

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KOI-1257 b goes round its star every 86.6 days, 1.0 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

KOI-1257 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only KOI-1257 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Spectral typeG5 V
Surface temperature5,520 K
Mass0.99 solar masses
Radius1.13 solar radii
Luminosity1.07 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude14.818
Ageabout 9.3 billion years
Distance from the Sun2139.6 light-years (656.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 291.2251°, Dec 44.9273°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
KOI-1257 b86.6 days0.382 AU10.54 R⊕460.83 M⊕Transit, 2014

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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