Exoplanet

Kepler-100 b

Orbiting Kepler-100

Overview

Kepler-100 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-100, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.34

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

4.01

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

304.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.34

Mass (Earth masses)

4.01

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Brinkman et al. 2025

Orbital Period

6.887+0.0000.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

4.01+0.470.47

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0126+0.00150.0015

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

1.25+0.150.15m/s

Distance from Earth

304.6 pc (~994 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5837 K

Mass (Solar)

1.13 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.51 R☉

Luminosity

0.39 log L☉

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.3861°, 41.9901°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-100 b

System Context

Kepler-100 b orbits Kepler-100 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.34 Earth radii, a mass of 4.01 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 6.89 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 304.6 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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