Exoplanet

Kepler-1126 b

Orbiting Kepler-1126

Overview

Kepler-1126 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1126, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.73

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.88

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

108.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

635.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.73

Mass (Earth masses)

3.88

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

108.593+0.0010.001days

Distance from Earth

635.7 pc (~2073 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5798 K

Mass (Solar)

0.92 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.93 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

285.6920°, 45.6894°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-1126 b

System Context

Kepler-1126 b orbits Kepler-1126 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.73 Earth radii, a mass of 3.88 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 108.59 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 635.7 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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