Exoplanet

KPS-1 b

Orbiting KPS-1

Overview

KPS-1 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KPS-1, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

11.55

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

346.43

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

262.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1459

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

11.55

Mass (Earth masses)

346.43

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1459 K

Parameter source: Burdanov et al. 2018

Orbital Period

1.706+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0269+0.0010−0.0010au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

346.43+27.33−27.65

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.0900+0.0860−0.0870

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

198.70+5.50−5.50m/s

Distance from Earth

262.7 pc (~857 ly)

Spectral Type

K1 V

Temperature

5165 K

Mass (Solar)

0.89 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.91 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

165.1672°, 64.9638°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2018

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: KPS-1 b

System Context

KPS-1 b orbits KPS-1 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 11.55 Earth radii, a mass of 346.43 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.71 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,459 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 262.7 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K1 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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