Exoplanet

Kepler-1118 b

Orbiting Kepler-1118

Overview

Kepler-1118 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1118, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.74

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.46

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

38.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

888.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.74

Mass (Earth masses)

8.46

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

38.672+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

888.3 pc (~2897 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5688 K

Mass (Solar)

0.96 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.97 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

299.9657°, 44.1609°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1118 b

System Context

Kepler-1118 b orbits Kepler-1118 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.74 Earth radii, a mass of 8.46 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 38.67 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 888.3 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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