Kepler-160
Sign in to saveKepler-160 is a G-type subgiant star approximately the width of our Galactic arm away in the constellation Lyra, first studied in detail by the Kepler Mission, a NASA-led operation tasked with discovering terrestrial planets. The star, which is very similar to the Sun in mass and radius, has three confirmed planets and one unconfirmed planet orbiting it.
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Kepler-160 is a G-type subgiant star approximately the width of our Galactic arm away in the constellation Lyra, first studied in detail by the Kepler Mission, a NASA-led operation tasked with discovering terrestrial planets. The star, which is very similar to the Sun in mass and radius, has three confirmed planets and one unconfirmed planet orbiting it.
== Characteristics == The star Kepler-160 is rather old, having no detectable circumstellar disk. The star's metallicity is unknown, with conflicting values of either 40% or 160% of solar metallicity reported.
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