NN Ser

Planetary system · 1682.4 light-years away

NN Ser is 1,682 light-years from the Sun. The NASA Exoplanet Archive lists 2 planets around this WD star; the first was found in 2010 by eclipse timing variations (Multiple Observatories).

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Worth knowing

NN Ser c takes 19.1 years to go round its star once.

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

The star

Spectral typeWD
Surface temperature57,000 K
Mass0.535 solar masses
Apparent magnitude16.943
Distance from the Sun1682.4 light-years (515.8 parsecs)
Position (J2000)RA 238.2337°, Dec 12.9121°
ConstellationSerpens

Planets (2)

PlanetYearOrbitRadiusMassFound
NN Ser d disputed7.9 years3.390 AU13.3 R⊕ estimated724.62 M⊕Eclipse Timing Variations, 2010
NN Ser c disputed19.1 years5.350 AU12.6 R⊕ estimated2329.6 M⊕Eclipse Timing Variations, 2010

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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