Exoplanet

Kepler-109 b

Orbiting Kepler-109

Overview

Kepler-109 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-109, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.49

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

4.90

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

474.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1276

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

2.49

Mass (Earth masses)

4.90

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1276 K

Orbital Period

6.48 days

Distance from Earth

474.9 pc (~1549 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5950 K

Mass (Solar)

1.09 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.39 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.3927°, 40.2849°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-109 b

System Context

Kepler-109 b orbits Kepler-109 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.49 Earth radii, a mass of 4.9 Earth masses, an orbital period of 6.48 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,276 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 474.9 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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

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