Exoplanet

Kepler-1177 b

Orbiting Kepler-1177

Overview

Kepler-1177 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1177, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.90

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.54

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

106.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1300.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.90

Mass (Earth masses)

4.54

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

106.248+0.0020.002days

Distance from Earth

1300.0 pc (~4240 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5712 K

Mass (Solar)

0.98 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.97 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.6715°, 49.4063°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-1177 b

System Context

Kepler-1177 b orbits Kepler-1177 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.9 Earth radii, a mass of 4.54 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 106.25 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,300 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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