Exoplanet

Kepler-1121 b

Orbiting Kepler-1121

Overview

Kepler-1121 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1121, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.91

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.58

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

13.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

482.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.91

Mass (Earth masses)

4.58

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

13.151+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

482.0 pc (~1572 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6231 K

Mass (Solar)

1.29 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.59 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.7865°, 47.8862°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1121 b

System Context

Kepler-1121 b orbits Kepler-1121 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.91 Earth radii, a mass of 4.58 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 13.15 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 482 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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