Exoplanet

Kepler-1053 b

Orbiting Kepler-1053

Overview

Kepler-1053 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1053, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

0.98

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

0.90

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

151.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

0.98

Mass (Earth masses)

0.90

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

2.414+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

151.1 pc (~493 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4529 K

Mass (Solar)

0.74 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.69 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.4186°, 39.1274°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-1053 b

System Context

Kepler-1053 b orbits Kepler-1053 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 0.98 Earth radii, a mass of 0.9 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 2.41 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 151.1 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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Kepler-1053 b