KPS-1 b
Orbiting KPS-1
KPS-1 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KPS-1, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
11.55
Earth radii
Mass
346.43
Earth masses
Orbital Period
1.7
days
Distance
262.7
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1459
K
Radius (Earth radii)
11.55
Mass (Earth masses)
346.43
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1459 K
Orbital Period
1.71 days
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
Source ID: KPS-1 b
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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