Exoplanet

Kepler-1271 b

Orbiting Kepler-1271

Overview

Kepler-1271 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1271, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.48

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.97

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

832.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.48

Mass (Earth masses)

2.97

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

3.026+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

832.0 pc (~2714 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6143 K

Mass (Solar)

1.13 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.23 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.3443°, 37.4119°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1271 b

System Context

Kepler-1271 b orbits Kepler-1271 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.48 Earth radii, a mass of 2.97 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 3.03 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 832 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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Kepler-1271 b