Exoplanet

Kepler-1218 b

Orbiting Kepler-1218

Overview

Kepler-1218 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1218, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.44

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.84

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

22.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

840.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.44

Mass (Earth masses)

2.84

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

22.922+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

840.5 pc (~2741 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5986 K

Mass (Solar)

1.06 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.10 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.5789°, 44.5317°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1218 b

System Context

Kepler-1218 b orbits Kepler-1218 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.44 Earth radii, a mass of 2.84 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 22.92 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 840.5 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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