Kepler-56
Sign in to saveKepler-56 is a red giant in the constellation Cygnus. It is located roughly away from the solar system and has slightly more mass than the Sun.
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Kepler-56 is a red giant in the constellation Cygnus. It is located roughly away from the solar system and has slightly more mass than the Sun.
== Characteristics == Kepler-56 is a red giant star. This means it is no longer fusing hydrogen in its core and is off the main sequence. Its mass is around 1.3 M⊙. Its radius is about 4.2 R⊙, putting the star's density at about 0.025 g/cm3. For reference, the Sun's density is about 1.408 g/cm3. . Its luminosity is about 9.6 L⊙, and its effective temperature is .