Exoplanet

Kepler-137 b

Orbiting Kepler-137

Overview

Kepler-137 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-137, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.47

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.94

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

303.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.47

Mass (Earth masses)

2.94

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

8.436+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0770au

Distance from Earth

303.0 pc (~988 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5187 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.80 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

282.1356°, 43.0392°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-137 b

System Context

Kepler-137 b orbits Kepler-137 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.47 Earth radii, a mass of 2.94 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.44 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 303 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

Open Kepler-137

More planets in this system

Kepler-137 c