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Kepler-283 is a star in the constellation of Cygnus.

It was discovered by the Kepler space telescope and is 1496 light-years from Earth. It's an orange dwarf and its mass is 0.62 M and a radius of 0.57 R☉.

Planetary system

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In 2014, two planets were discovered orbiting Kepler-283. The planet Kepler-283 c est devenue populaire car it has a very high Earth Similarity Index (ESI) (79 %) as it is situated in the habitable zone of the star, which indicates that it has potential for development of a form of life. Kepler-283 c is classified as a Super-Earth à la suite de because of its mass, which is well above thta of Earth.

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  • (en) Kepler-283 sur la base de données Simbad du Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  • (en) Kepler-283 sur la base de données NASA Exoplanet Archive du NASA Exoplanet Science Institute

Category:Planetary systems Category:K-type main-sequence stars Category:Cygnus (constellation)