Exoplanet

KOI-4978 b

Orbiting KOI-4978

Overview

KOI-4978 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KOI-4978, discovered in 2024 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

0.70

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

0.27

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

0.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

936.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

0.70

Mass (Earth masses)

0.27

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Wang et al. 2024

Orbital Period

0.942+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

936.3 pc (~3054 ly)

Spectral Type

G

Temperature

5050 K

Mass (Solar)

0.86 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.97 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.5908°, 38.5583°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2024

Data Sources

Source ID: KOI-4978 b

System Context

KOI-4978 b orbits KOI-4978 and was reported in 2024 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 0.7 Earth radii, a mass of 0.27 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 0.94 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 936.3 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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