Kepler-120 b
Orbiting Kepler-120
Kepler-120 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-120, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.
Radius
2.15
Earth radii
Mass (est.)
5.60
Earth masses
Orbital Period
6.3
days
Distance
388.6
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
2.15
Mass (Earth masses)
5.60
Estimated
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014
Orbital Period
6.313+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0550au
Distance from Earth
388.6 pc (~1268 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
4096 K
Mass (Solar)
Unknown
Radius (Solar)
0.53 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
287.8916°, 39.3391°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2014
Source ID: Kepler-120 b
Kepler-120 b orbits Kepler-120 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 2.15 Earth radii, a mass of 5.6 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.31 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 388.6 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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