Exoplanet

Kepler-1162 b

Orbiting Kepler-1162

Overview

Kepler-1162 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1162, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.21

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.87

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

32.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

940.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.21

Mass (Earth masses)

5.87

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

32.564+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

940.2 pc (~3067 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5390 K

Mass (Solar)

0.89 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.84 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

283.2920°, 45.4340°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1162 b

System Context

Kepler-1162 b orbits Kepler-1162 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.21 Earth radii, a mass of 5.87 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 32.56 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 940.2 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.

Open Kepler-1162

More planets in this system

Kepler-1162 c