Exoplanet

Kepler-1012 b

Orbiting Kepler-1012

Overview

Kepler-1012 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1012, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.29

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.35

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

411.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.29

Mass (Earth masses)

2.35

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

5.509+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

411.1 pc (~1341 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5556 K

Mass (Solar)

0.95 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.91 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

289.2962°, 46.4580°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1012 b

System Context

Kepler-1012 b orbits Kepler-1012 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.29 Earth radii, a mass of 2.35 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.51 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 411.1 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

Open Kepler-1012