Exoplanet

Kepler-1215 b

Orbiting Kepler-1215

Overview

Kepler-1215 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1215, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.22

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.98

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

661.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.22

Mass (Earth masses)

1.98

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

4.767+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

661.0 pc (~2156 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5616 K

Mass (Solar)

0.95 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.93 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.4636°, 48.1814°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1215 b

System Context

Kepler-1215 b orbits Kepler-1215 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.22 Earth radii, a mass of 1.98 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.77 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 661 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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