Exoplanet

Kepler-1276 b

Orbiting Kepler-1276

Overview

Kepler-1276 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1276, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.19

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.81

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

12.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

538.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.19

Mass (Earth masses)

1.81

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

12.572+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

538.5 pc (~1756 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6188 K

Mass (Solar)

1.14 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.21 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.8570°, 40.5472°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1276 b

System Context

Kepler-1276 b orbits Kepler-1276 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.19 Earth radii, a mass of 1.81 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 12.57 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 538.5 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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