Exoplanet

KOI-94 b

Orbiting KOI-94

Overview

KOI-94 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KOI-94, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.71

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

10.50

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

477.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1486

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

1.71

Mass (Earth masses)

10.50

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1486 K

Parameter source: Weiss et al. 2013

Orbital Period

3.743+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0512+0.00070.0007au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

10.50+4.604.60

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0330+0.01400.0140

Eccentricity

0.2500+0.17000.1700

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

3.30+1.401.40m/s

Distance from Earth

477.1 pc (~1556 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6182 K

Mass (Solar)

1.28 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.52 R☉

Luminosity

0.48 log L☉

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.3331°, 41.8911°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources

Source ID: KOI-94 b

System Context

KOI-94 b orbits KOI-94 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.71 Earth radii, a mass of 10.5 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.74 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,486 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 477.1 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

Host star

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