Kepler-87 Explained

Kepler-87 is a star slightly more massive than the Sun and it is nearing the end of its main-sequence period.[1]

Planetary system

Kepler-87 hosts four planets, two confirmed (Kepler-87b,[2] Kepler-87c[3] and two unconfirmed (Kepler-87d, Kepler-87e). It is the farthest system from the Sun with two unconfirmed planet candidates at 4021 light-years.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kepler-87 NASA Exoplanet Archive . exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu . 10 September 2023.
  2. Web site: The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — Kepler-87b . 1995 . . 10 September 2023.
  3. Web site: The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — Kepler-87c . 1995 . . 10 September 2023.

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