Exoplanet

Kepler-1462 b

Orbiting Kepler-1462

Overview

Kepler-1462 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1462, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.82

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

14.87

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

65.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1017.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.82

Mass (Earth masses)

14.87

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

65.649+0.001−0.001days

Distance from Earth

1017.8 pc (~3320 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5756 K

Mass (Solar)

1.00 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.00 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.3975°, 42.3969°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1462 b

System Context

Kepler-1462 b orbits Kepler-1462 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.82 Earth radii, a mass of 14.87 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 65.65 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,017.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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