Star

Kepler-46

Host star

Overview

Kepler-46 is a host star with 3 known exoplanets. It is located approximately 2534 light-years from Earth.

Key Measurements

Planets

3

012+

Distance

777.1

pc

Nearby10,000 pc

Temperature

5309

K

2,000 K40,000 K

V Magnitude

15.31

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5309 K

Mass (Solar)

0.90 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.94 R☉

Luminosity

-0.26 log L☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.41

Age

9.7 Gyr

Known Planets

3

Stars in System

1

Planets (NASA)

3

Distance

777.1 pc (~2534 ly)

V Magnitude

15.31

K Magnitude

13.35

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

289.2687°, 42.6042°

Planets in this System(3 known)
Kepler-46 d

Kepler-46

Radius

1.64Earth radii

Mass (est.)

3.54Earth masses

Orbital Period

6.8days

Distance

777.1parsecs

Discovered 2014

Exoplanet
Kepler-46 b

Kepler-46

Radius

9.06Earth radii

Mass

1907.00Earth masses

Orbital Period

33.6days

Distance

777.1parsecs

Discovered 2012

Exoplanet
Kepler-46 c

Kepler-46

Mass

119.50Earth masses

Orbital Period

57.0days

Distance

777.1parsecs

Equilibrium Temp

455K

Discovered 2012

Exoplanet
Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-46