Exoplanet

Kepler-130 b

Orbiting Kepler-130

Overview

Kepler-130 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-130, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.02

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.04

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

316.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.02

Mass (Earth masses)

1.04

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

8.457+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0790au

Distance from Earth

316.7 pc (~1033 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5884 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.13 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

288.4506°, 40.2452°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-130 b

System Context

Kepler-130 b orbits Kepler-130 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.02 Earth radii, a mass of 1.04 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.46 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 316.7 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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