KIC 8540376 b
Orbiting KOI-7892
KIC 8540376 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KOI-7892, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.
Radius
4.10
Earth radii
Mass (est.)
16.77
Earth masses
Orbital Period
31.8
days
Distance
1072.3
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
4.10
Mass (Earth masses)
16.77
Estimated
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Wang et al. 2015
Orbital Period
31.810+0.009−0.009days
Distance from Earth
1072.3 pc (~3497 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
6474 K
Mass (Solar)
1.04 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.26 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
282.3775°, 44.6946°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2015
Source ID: KIC 8540376 b
KIC 8540376 b orbits KOI-7892 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 4.1 Earth radii, a mass of 16.77 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 31.81 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 1,072.3 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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