Exoplanet

Kepler-1421 b

Orbiting Kepler-1421

Overview

Kepler-1421 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1421, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

0.93

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

0.75

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

783.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

0.93

Mass (Earth masses)

0.75

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

6.913+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

783.4 pc (~2555 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6335 K

Mass (Solar)

1.25 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.42 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.5806°, 48.5442°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1421 b

System Context

Kepler-1421 b orbits Kepler-1421 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 0.93 Earth radii, a mass of 0.75 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.91 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 783.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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