Exoplanet

Kepler-112 b

Orbiting Kepler-112

Overview

Kepler-112 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-112, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.36

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.57

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

513.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.36

Mass (Earth masses)

6.57

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

8.409+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0760au

Distance from Earth

513.2 pc (~1674 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5544 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.84 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.9811°, 43.2097°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-112 b

System Context

Kepler-112 b orbits Kepler-112 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.36 Earth radii, a mass of 6.57 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.41 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 513.2 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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Kepler-112 c