Exoplanet

Kepler-1070 b

Orbiting Kepler-1070

Overview

Kepler-1070 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1070, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.73

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.88

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

939.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.73

Mass (Earth masses)

3.88

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

6.222+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

939.0 pc (~3063 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6261 K

Mass (Solar)

1.21 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.32 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.1954°, 49.3165°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1070 b

System Context

Kepler-1070 b orbits Kepler-1070 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.73 Earth radii, a mass of 3.88 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.22 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 939 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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