KOI-94

Planetary system · 1555.9 light-years away

KOI-94 is 1,556 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 4 planets around this 6,182 K star; the first was found in 2013 by transit (Kepler).

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Worth knowing

KOI-94 b goes round its star every 3.74 days, 24 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

KOI-94 is one of 2 stars in its system. The position of the other star is not catalogued, so only KOI-94 and its planets are drawn.

The star

Surface temperature6,182 K
Mass1.277 solar masses
Radius1.52 solar radii
Luminosity3.013 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.314
Ageabout 3.16 billion years
Distance from the Sun1555.9 light-years (477.0 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 297.3331°, Dec 41.8911°
ConstellationCygnus

Planets (4)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
KOI-94 b3.74 days0.0512 AU1.71 R⊕10.5 M⊕Transit, 2013
KOI-94 c10.4 days0.101 AU4.32 R⊕15.6 M⊕Transit, 2013
KOI-94 d22.3 days0.168 AU11.27 R⊕106 M⊕Transit, 2013
KOI-94 e54.3 days0.305 AU6.56 R⊕35 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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