Exoplanet

Kepler-1016 b

Orbiting Kepler-1016

Overview

Kepler-1016 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1016, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.18

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.74

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1402.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.18

Mass (Earth masses)

5.74

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

1.955+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1402.8 pc (~4575 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5821 K

Mass (Solar)

0.99 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.00 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.6137°, 45.9846°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1016 b

System Context

Kepler-1016 b orbits Kepler-1016 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.18 Earth radii, a mass of 5.74 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 1.95 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,402.8 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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