Exoplanet

Kepler-1280 b

Orbiting Kepler-1280

Overview

Kepler-1280 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1280, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.87

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.42

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

66.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1486.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.87

Mass (Earth masses)

4.42

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

66.558+0.001−0.001days

Distance from Earth

1486.7 pc (~4849 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6227 K

Mass (Solar)

1.20 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.32 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.5739°, 45.3845°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1280 b

System Context

Kepler-1280 b orbits Kepler-1280 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.87 Earth radii, a mass of 4.42 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 66.56 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,486.7 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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