Exoplanet

Kepler-123 b

Orbiting Kepler-123

Overview

Kepler-123 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-123, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.94

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.53

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

17.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1021.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.94

Mass (Earth masses)

9.53

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

17.232+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1350au

Distance from Earth

1021.7 pc (~3332 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6089 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.26 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.9986°, 42.7820°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-123 b

System Context

Kepler-123 b orbits Kepler-123 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.94 Earth radii, a mass of 9.53 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 17.23 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,021.7 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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