Exoplanet

Kepler-1115 b

Orbiting Kepler-1115

Overview

Kepler-1115 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1115, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.70

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.76

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

23.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

983.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.70

Mass (Earth masses)

3.76

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

23.554+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

983.2 pc (~3207 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

8480 K

Mass (Solar)

1.60 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.73 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.9918°, 40.1444°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1115 b

System Context

Kepler-1115 b orbits Kepler-1115 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.7 Earth radii, a mass of 3.76 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 23.55 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 983.2 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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