Exoplanet

Kepler-1001 b

Orbiting Kepler-1001

Overview

Kepler-1001 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1001, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.15

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

10.72

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

14.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

929.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.15

Mass (Earth masses)

10.72

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

14.305+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

929.0 pc (~3030 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5491 K

Mass (Solar)

0.90 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.88 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.2739°, 48.6187°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-1001 b

System Context

Kepler-1001 b orbits Kepler-1001 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.15 Earth radii, a mass of 10.72 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 14.31 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 929 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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