Exoplanet

Kepler-1116 b

Orbiting Kepler-1116

Overview

Kepler-1116 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1116, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.54

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.44

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

41.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1008.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.54

Mass (Earth masses)

7.44

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

41.698+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

1008.6 pc (~3290 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5641 K

Mass (Solar)

0.95 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.93 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.9337°, 44.1155°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-1116 b

System Context

Kepler-1116 b orbits Kepler-1116 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.54 Earth radii, a mass of 7.44 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 41.7 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,008.6 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-1116 b