Exoplanet

Kepler-1243 b

Orbiting Kepler-1243

Overview

Kepler-1243 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1243, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.75

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.95

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

16.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

758.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.75

Mass (Earth masses)

3.95

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

16.832+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

758.2 pc (~2473 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5667 K

Mass (Solar)

0.96 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.94 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.0094°, 42.8808°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1243 b

System Context

Kepler-1243 b orbits Kepler-1243 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.75 Earth radii, a mass of 3.95 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 16.83 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 758.2 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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