Exoplanet

Kepler-136 b

Orbiting Kepler-136

Overview

Kepler-136 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-136, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.05

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.17

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

11.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

420.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.05

Mass (Earth masses)

5.17

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

11.579+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1060au

Distance from Earth

420.8 pc (~1373 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6165 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.35 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.4673°, 42.5988°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-136 b

System Context

Kepler-136 b orbits Kepler-136 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.05 Earth radii, a mass of 5.17 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 11.58 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 420.8 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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