Exoplanet

Kepler-1040 b

Orbiting Kepler-1040

Overview

Kepler-1040 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1040, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.08

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.30

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

201.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

482.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.08

Mass (Earth masses)

5.30

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

201.121+0.002−0.002days

Distance from Earth

482.1 pc (~1572 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5694 K

Mass (Solar)

0.98 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.96 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

283.1138°, 48.1313°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1040 b

System Context

Kepler-1040 b orbits Kepler-1040 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.08 Earth radii, a mass of 5.3 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 201.12 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 482.1 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.

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