Exoplanet

Kepler-1487 b

Orbiting Kepler-1487

Overview

Kepler-1487 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1487, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.13

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.52

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1014.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.13

Mass (Earth masses)

5.52

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

7.319+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1014.6 pc (~3309 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6541 K

Mass (Solar)

1.38 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.63 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.4981°, 38.6444°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1487 b

System Context

Kepler-1487 b orbits Kepler-1487 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.13 Earth radii, a mass of 5.52 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 7.32 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,014.6 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-1487

More planets in this system

Kepler-1487 c