Exoplanet

Kepler-1303 b

Orbiting Kepler-1303

Overview

Kepler-1303 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1303, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.42

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.77

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

897.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.42

Mass (Earth masses)

2.77

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

7.561+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

897.8 pc (~2928 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5771 K

Mass (Solar)

1.01 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.00 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

284.2871°, 42.3556°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1303 b

System Context

Kepler-1303 b orbits Kepler-1303 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.42 Earth radii, a mass of 2.77 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 7.56 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 897.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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