KOI-13

Planetary system · 1693.1 light-years away

KOI-13 is 1,693 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this 7,650 K star; the first was found in 2011 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

KOI-13 b goes round its star every 42.3 hours, 50 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

KOI-13 is one of 3 stars in its system. The position of the other 2 is not catalogued, so only KOI-13 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Surface temperature7,650 K
Mass1.72 solar masses
Radius1.74 solar radii
Luminosity9.354 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude9.791
Ageabout 1.12 billion years
Distance from the Sun1693.1 light-years (519.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 286.9714°, Dec 46.8682°
ConstellationLyra

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
KOI-13 b42.3 hours0.0364 AU16.948 R⊕2949.5 M⊕Transit, 2011

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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