Exoplanet

Kepler-1172 b

Orbiting Kepler-1172

Overview

Kepler-1172 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1172, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.20

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

11.01

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

26.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1306.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.20

Mass (Earth masses)

11.01

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

26.020+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1306.5 pc (~4261 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5558 K

Mass (Solar)

0.92 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.89 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.4745°, 37.7665°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1172 b

System Context

Kepler-1172 b orbits Kepler-1172 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.2 Earth radii, a mass of 11.01 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 26.02 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,306.5 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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