Kepler-131 b
Orbiting Kepler-131
Kepler-131 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-131, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.
Radius
2.41
Earth radii
Mass
16.13
Earth masses
Orbital Period
16.1
days
Distance
228.7
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
2.41
Mass (Earth masses)
16.13
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Marcy et al. 2014
Orbital Period
16.092days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
16.13+3.50−3.50
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0510+0.0110−0.0110
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
3.95+0.80−0.80m/s
Distance from Earth
228.7 pc (~746 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5685 K
Mass (Solar)
1.02 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.03 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
288.5309°, 40.9424°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2014
Source ID: Kepler-131 b
Kepler-131 b orbits Kepler-131 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 2.41 Earth radii, a mass of 16.13 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 16.09 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 228.7 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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