KOI-3503

Planetary system · 2893.2 light-years away

KOI-3503 is 2,893 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this 6,001 K star; the first was found in 2021 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

KOI-3503 b goes round its star every 21.2 days, 4 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Surface temperature6,001 K
Mass0.858 solar masses
Radius1.255 solar radii
Luminosity1.995 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude13.831
Ageabout 11.48 billion years
Distance from the Sun2893.2 light-years (887.1 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 293.1508°, Dec 41.7292°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
KOI-3503 b21.2 days0.142 AU1.19 R⊕9.2 M⊕Transit, 2021
KOI-3503 c31.8 days0.187 AU1.21 R⊕10.36 M⊕Transit, 2021

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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