Exoplanet

KIC 5437945 b

Orbiting KIC 5437945

Overview

KIC 5437945 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KIC 5437945, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

6.40

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

35.72

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

440.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1274.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

6.40

Mass (Earth masses)

35.72

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Wang et al. 2015

Orbital Period

440.781+0.0060.006days

Distance from Earth

1274.0 pc (~4155 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6340 K

Mass (Solar)

1.07 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.24 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

288.4749°, 40.6513°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2015

Data Sources

Source ID: KIC 5437945 b

System Context

KIC 5437945 b orbits KIC 5437945 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 6.4 Earth radii, a mass of 35.72 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 440.78 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,274 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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