Exoplanet

Kepler-140 b

Orbiting Kepler-140

Overview

Kepler-140 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-140, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.61

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.43

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

583.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.61

Mass (Earth masses)

3.43

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

3.254+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0450au

Distance from Earth

583.9 pc (~1904 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6077 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.29 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.3694°, 46.7681°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-140 b

System Context

Kepler-140 b orbits Kepler-140 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.61 Earth radii, a mass of 3.43 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 3.25 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 583.9 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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