KPS-1

Planetary system · 856.8 light-years away

KPS-1 is 857 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 1 planet around this K1 V star; the first was found in 2018 by transit (Acton Sky Portal Observatory).

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Worth knowing

KPS-1 b goes round its star every 41.0 hours, 52 times as often as Mercury goes round the Sun.

The star

Spectral typeK1 V
Surface temperature5,165 K
Mass0.892 solar masses
Radius0.907 solar radii
Luminosity0.4438 times the Sun
Apparent magnitude12.97
Distance from the Sun856.8 light-years (262.7 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 165.1672°, Dec 64.9638°
ConstellationUrsa Major

Planets (1)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
KPS-1 b41.0 hours0.0269 AU11.545 R⊕346.43 M⊕Transit, 2018

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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