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Star with 3 known planets

Kepler-401

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Kepler-401 has 3 confirmed planets.

Measured

Distance
about 3,149 light-years
Confirmed planets
3

How far, from the Sun

About 3,150 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light3,150 years
  • Voyager 1's speed56 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h34 billion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

How it was found

  • First planet found in 2014, by transit (NASA Exoplanet Archive).

Its planets

  • Kepler-401 c — 2.2 times Earth's width, a 'sub-Neptune' — bigger than Earth, smaller than Neptune; its year lasts 47 days; about 330 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2014 by transit.
  • Kepler-401 d — 2.3 times Earth's width, a 'sub-Neptune' — bigger than Earth, smaller than Neptune; its year lasts 180 days; about 110 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2016 by transit.
  • Kepler-401 b — 1.7 times Earth's width, a 'sub-Neptune' — bigger than Earth, smaller than Neptune; its year lasts 14 days; about 620 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2014 by transit.

The NASA Exoplanet Archive's page

Where this comes from

  • NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters (fetched 2026-11-02). Composite values: where a planet's size or mass was not measured, the archive estimates it from the other.
  • This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.